The announcement ends months of speculation over the Russian president's planned visit.
By Kathryn ArmstrongRussia's president will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, according to the country's presidency.
If Mr Putin had left Russian soil, he would have been subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent the country at the two-day summit instead, according to a spokesman for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The biggest opposition party, Democratic Alliance, went to court to try to force the authorities to carry out an arrest on Mr Putin should he set foot in the country.
"Russia has made it clear that arresting its sitting president would be a declaration of war. It would be inconsistent with our constitution to risk engaging in war with Russia," he said in an affidavit.
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