Putin to Skip BRICS Summit in Brazil Over ICC Arrest Warrant
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Putin to Skip BRICS Summit in Brazil Over ICC Arrest Warrant
Vladimir Putin will not attend next month’s BRICS summit in Brazil due to an outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant. The Hague-based court issued the warrant in March 2023, accusing Putin of illegally de
The Hague-based court issued the warrant in March 2023, accusing Putin of illegally deporting Ukrainian children following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that Putin would take part in the July 6-7 summit of BRICS heads of state in Rio de Janeiro via video link.
“This is due to certain difficulties in the context of the ICC’s requirements,” Ushakov said.
Putin will not go to BRICS summit in Brazil due to ICC arrest warrant, Kremlin aide says
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to next week’s BRICS summit in Brazil because of an outstanding arrest warrant. ICC issued the warrant in 2023, just over a year after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to the summit to represent Russia.
The ICC issued the warrant in 2023, just over a year after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, accusing Putin of the war crime of deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.
Russia denies allegations of war crimes and the Kremlin, which did not sign the ICC’s founding treaty, has dismissed the warrant as null and void.
Ushakov said Putin would take part via video link in the July 6-7 BRICS summit in Brazil.
“This is due to certain difficulties, in the context of the ICC requirement. In that context, the Brazilian government could not take a clear position that would allow our president to participate in this meeting,” Ushakov said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to the summit to represent Russia. According to media reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip the summit.