MOSCOW, June 25, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Vladimir Putin will not travel to Brazil 
for next month's BRICS summit due to the outstanding International Criminal 
Court (ICC) arrest warrant on the Russian president, the Kremlin said 
Wednesday.

"The president will participate via video link. This is due to certain 
difficulties in the context of the ICC's requirements," Kremlin aide Yuri 
Ushakov told reporters, adding that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would 
travel to the July 6-7 gathering in Rio de Janeiro.