Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in 2024, despite the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Quoting from the newspaper Correio Brazil.
“Whether Putin comes or not, he will be invited. “There is a process against him, he should evaluate the consequences,” the Brazilian leader said.
The politician also did not evaluate the ICC decision, stating that he “did or did not comply”. According to Lula Da Silva, Putin “knows what will happen” if he attends this summit.
He also noted that the Russian Federation, like, for example, the United States, does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC.
“Brazil bears responsibility because Brazil is a signatory,” Lula da Silva added.
Previously South African President Ramaphosa compared The possibility of Putin being arrested under the ICC order issued in Pretoria along with the declaration of war on Russia.
On March 17, 2023, the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, whose jurisdiction Moscow does not recognize, issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Presidential Commissioner for the Rights of the Child Maria Lvova-Belova. Russian President Press Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin found the ICC’s decision regarding the arrest warrant for Putin unimportant.
Formerly European Parliament in the name The ICC will issue an arrest warrant for Lukashenko.
Source: Gazeta
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