Despite the arrest warrant against him. South Africa confirms Putin's call for BRICS summit

The Republic of South Africa has confirmed its invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the BRICS summit planned on its territory next August, despite the memorandum of the so-called "International Criminal Court".

South Africa's foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, told reporters that "President Putin is one of the leaders of the BRICS and is invited to the summit despite the fact that the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court is worrying."

"Earlier I referred more than once to double standards in international cases. "There are a large number of other countries involved in conflicts, and the ICC has not cared about any of them."

This situation is of concern because it puts the status of the International Criminal Court as a fair court "in doubt".

On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on charges of possible involvement in crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

Russia rejected the ICC decision, saying it does not recognize the court's jurisdiction.

South Africa is one of the 123 countries that have ratified the court's Rome Statute and recognizes its jurisdiction.