Was going to arrive in August: in South Africa they want to discuss with the Kremlin warrant for Putin's arrest (video)

The speaker of the President of South Africa stated that his country is "aware of his legal obligations" in connection with the court decision in the Hague on the arrest of Vladimir Putin. The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin planned a trip to the South African Republic for August 2023, but the Foreign Ministry declared the need to discuss the warrant for his arrest, issued by the International Criminal Court. About it writes a local edition of SABC News on Twitter.

According to journalists, Vladimir Putin was supposed to visit South Africa within the Brix summit. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Nadi Pandor, noted that the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the Russian President will be discussed not only among South African politicians. The diplomat suggested consulting with the Kremlin.

"We will study the provisions of our legislation, we will probably discuss in the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as with our colleagues in Russia in order to determine how to act further," - said Nadia Pandor in a comment to media representatives. The Reuters publication of March 19 states that in the South African Republic "they are aware of their legal obligations" in connection with the issuance of the Putin's ISS arrest.

At the same time, the spokesman of President of South Africa Vincent Magvenya noted that his country will interact with various "interested parties" by Brix Summit. The publication also noted that the authorities of South Africa refrain from condemning the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

According to The Wall Street Journal of January 10, South Africa does not observe sanctions against Russia, in particular refuse to provide information on the cargo of the Russian vessel coming to the largest South African military-naval base. The Washington Post articles on February 23 states that South Africa and the Russian Federation plan joint military training with Russia and China in the Indian Ocean.