Russian President Vladimir Putin has conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi his inability to attend the upcoming G20 Summit to be hosted by Delhi. Putin will send its foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in his place, said a statement from the Prime Ministers Office.Vladimir Putin will not attend G20 Summit in Delhi next weekThe PMO also the leaders, who interacted during last weeks BRICS Summit in South Africa spoke about bilateral, regional and global issues.During the brief call, PM Modi also expressed an understanding of Putins decision and conveyed Indias gratitude for Russias support as it holds the presidency of the G20 for this year.Putin conveys inability to attend G20 Summit in telephone talk with PM Modi, says Lavrov will represent RussiaRead @ANI Story | https://t.co/5MTq5w4cAk#PMModi #G20India2023 #VladimirPutin #India #Russia #SergeyLavrov pic.twitter.com/av4PG13GNo— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) August 28, 2023Meanwhile, the two leaders agreed to remain in touch, the PMO said.Notably, the speculation that the Russian President will not travel to the G20 Summit broke last week after the Kremlin remarked on the Russian leader, who faces global criticism for leading his country into the war with Ukraine.ICC issues arrest warrant against Vladimir PutinThe International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin it accuses him of war crimes in Ukraine – something the Kremlin has strongly denied. The ICCs warrant means Vladimir Putin risks arrest when travelling abroad and that was one reason why he did not travel to the BRICS Summit either, preferring instead to address the meeting via a video link.Earlier this day (August 28), the Russian envoy to India, Denis Alipov, said a decision on who would represent his country at the G20 Summit would be made shortly.Speaking to the news agency PTI, he said, “This is not my prerogative… I would suggest we wait for the official announcement. As regards his (Putins) participation in the G20 and what format it will be (and) who is going to represent Russia at the summit… I think such an announcement will be made shortly.”
