Putin’s potential appearance at G20 sparks demand for arrest from Ukraine’s prosecutor general

There is speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in Brazil next month.

Following this, Ukraine’s top prosecutor is now urging authorities to arrest Putin if he shows up.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said in a statement that it was important for the international community to remain united and hold Putin accountable.

He added: “Due to reports that Putin may attend the G20 summit in Brazil, I would like to reiterate that the Brazilian authorities, as a state party to the Rome Statute, have an obligation to stop him he dares to go there. »

“I sincerely hope that Brazil will stop it, thereby reaffirming its status as a democracy and the rule of law,” he said.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March, after the start of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

This warrant charged him with the war crime of deporting children.

Russia later denied the allegations and called the ICC arrest warrant “null and void.”

In response to a question about whether a decision had been made on Putin’s participation in the upcoming meeting of the world’s 20 leading economies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov replied: “No. When a decision will be made, we will let you know.