Putin ICC arrest warrant 'spanner in the works', South Africa says
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin during 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi on October 23, 2019. Pretoria which has close ties with Moscow, is faced with a diplomatic dilemma since the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March. PHOTO | SERGEI CHIRIKOV | POOL VIA AFP)
South Africa on Wednesday said an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war was a "spanner in the works" ahead of the August BRICS summit in the country.
Pretoria, which has close ties with Moscow, has been faced with a diplomatic dilemma since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March.
