Ukraine war latest: Putin and Wagner boss ‘meet for tea’; thousands fleeing after massive explosion in Crimea; Russia preparing ‘very powerful’ troops

Putin to skip South Africa summit ‘over arrest concerns’ South Africa’s president has confirmed President Putin will not attend an international summit in the country “by mutual agreement”. A meeting of BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is due to be held in Johannesburg at the end of next month. But with an International Criminal Court arrest warrant in place for President Putin on charges of illegally deporting children from Ukraine, South Africa faced a dilemma. As a member of the ICC, South Africa would in theory be required to arrest him if he sets…