Putin to skip upcoming summit because of ICC arrest warrant, says South Africa

Russian president Vladimir Putin has been indicted for war crimes over the abduction of children from Ukraine (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian president Vladimir Putin will not attend the Brics economic summit in Johannesburg next month, the office of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said.

The decision means South Africa will not face the dilemma of whether it should carry out an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Russian leader.