The South African government has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be arrested if he attends the BRICS summit scheduled for August 2023. This is due to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March, charging Putin with war crimes. As a member of the ICC, South Africa is obligated to hand over Putin to investigators. The African country has urged Putin, who has been declared wanted by the ICC, to join the meeting virtually.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has come under pressure to execute the arrest warrant. He recently appointed a special government committee, led by the country’s vice president, to study the international arrest warrant against Putin. The committee has reportedly found no options that would allow Putin to physically attend the summit.
The only option available to Putin is to participate in the meeting via virtual means. The Kremlin has not yet announced whether Putin will attend the summit or not.
The ICC issued the arrest warrant on March 17, charging Putin and Russian Children’s Ombudsperson Maria Lvova-Belova with illegally deporting children from Ukraine to Russia since Feb. 24, 2022. If Putin attends the BRICS summit in South Africa, he may be arrested in any of the 123 countries that have ratified the Rome Statute, of which South Africa is a member. The BRICS bloc is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/05/use-zoom-or-well-arrest-you-at-brics-summit-south-africa-warns-putin/
Arrest putin? Anyway probably with ICC backing.