South Africa’s president says the governing African National Congress (ANC) party wants the country to leave the International Criminal Court.
Cyril Ramaphosa called the decision prudent, given that – as he put it – the court had treated some countries unfairly.
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for crimes against humanity during his war on Ukraine.
He is said to be responsible for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
As an ICC member, South Africa would be under obligation to arrest Mr Putin if he attends a Brics countries’ summit South Africa in August.