Putin's participation in upcoming G20 meet subject to bloc's consensus, says French President Macron
Putin, Macron and G20
French President Emmanuel Macron during a press conference on Thursday (Mar 28) emphasised the need for consensus among G20 members, including Russia, before inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to the group's summit in Brazil in November.
Speaking during a press conference in Brasília with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Macron said, "The meaning of this club is that there must be consensus with the 19 others."
"That (coordinating a joint decision regarding Putin's participation) will be a job for Brazilian diplomacy," said Macron, referring to Brazil, which is the current head of the G20 group.
He added that if "useful", such a meeting "must be done." Macron also warned that division on the matter could potentially scuttle any Russian invitation.
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Macron's comments come as Brazil President Lula previously, in September 2023, said that Putin won't be arrested if he attends the Rio de Janeiro meet of the bloc.
The Russian leader has an active International Criminal Court arrest warrant against him over allegations of war crimes, including unlawful deportation and transfer of children during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
The international arrest warrant against Putin and Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova was issued in March of last year.
All 124 member states of the ICC can detain and transfer Putin and Lvova-Belova if either sets foot on their territory.Brazil happens to be a signatory to the Rome Statute, which led to the founding of the ICC.
Avoiding possible political controversy and any risk of criminal detention, Putin missed last year's G20 summit in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
Shortlyafter the contentious statement, Lula, as per Reuters, backtracked and said that Putin's eventual arrest would be up to the justice system and not his government.
"If Putin decides to go to Brazil, it will be the courts who decide whether or not he will be arrested, not me," he said.
(With inputs from agencies)
