Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said he will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Brazil, which is a party to the Rome Statute and would be obliged to arrest him under an International Criminal Court warrant.

President says ICC warrant could be a distraction, but downplays risk of arrest given ‘warm’ relations with Brazil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday his possible attendance at next month's summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Brazil would disrupt the important work there, adding that somebody else would represent Moscow there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a press conference on Friday that he would not attend the upcoming G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November. Putin said he was aware of the commotion surrounding Russia and the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for him.

In light of "information that Putin may attend the G20 summit in Brazil, I would like to reiterate that it's an obligation for the Brazilian authorities as a state party of the Rome Statute to arrest him if he dares to visit,

Ukraine's top prosecutor said he had received intelligence indicating that Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in Brazil next month, and called on authorities there to carry out a warrant for his arrest if he showed up.

Ukraine's top prosecutor has called on Brazilian authorities to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin should he attend the upcoming G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, citing an international warrant for his arrest.

Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin stated in an interview with Reuters that Ukraine has information that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in Brazil, which will take place in November.