South African won't invite Vladimir Putin to next year's G20 Summit in Johannesburg due to a warrant for his arrest by the International Criminal Court.
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant of arrest for the Russia n President in 2023South Africa won't invite Vladimir Putin to the G20 Summit next year due to the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in 2023. Image: Grigory Sysoyev/ Kay Nietfeld/ Buda Mendes Russia n President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to the 2025 G20 summit in South Africa.
South Africa will assume the presidency of the G20 in 2025 and host the summit in Johannesburg from 21 to 12 November next year.South African presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya explained that the legal situation affected their decision. Magwenya made the announcement on 16 December, detailing how the International"The legal situation has not changed since the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. We cannot influence the ICC's decisions in any way," he said.
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