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Serious war looms if South Africa arrests Putin: Russia declares

JOHANNESBURG – The African National Congress (ANC) says that the leading political party in Russia has warned that if the country arrests Russia’s President Vladamir Putin when he arrives in the country for the BRICS summit later this year, it will be a declaration of war.

EWN reports that South Africa will be hosting the annual BRICS summit later this year and all of the BRICS nations leaders are set to attend.

But the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of arrest for Putin and as a signatory member, South Africa is obligated to commit to the ICC’s order.

As South Africa prepares to host the annual BRICS summit later this year, Russia’s Putin has put himself at risk of being arrested if he lands in the country.

But the ANC’s Obed Bapela said that a party delegation, including himself, went to Russia for talks with the leading political party earlier this year.

“They had indicated that he is coming, so we have a situation as South Africa, obviously they told us ‘You dare arrest our president and you are declaring war on us.'”

He said that Russia was a founding member of BRICS and South Africa, which is hosting the event in Durban, cannot stop them from attending.

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