German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock met with her South African counterpart Naledi Pandor in Pretoria for talks centred around energy security, climate change and geopolitical issues affecting Africa and Europe, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. South Africa has faced criticism for its neutral stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has refused to condemn Russia, instead calling for dialogue between the warring countries. Putin is the subject of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court and South Africa is under obligations to arrest him as a signatory of the Rome Statute which formed the court.

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