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Will the South African government arrest their ally Putin?

Signs point towards no:

In June 2015, former South African President Jacob Zuma refused a request by the ICC to arrest Omar al-Bashir, the former Sudanese President. Al-Bashir was attending an African Union summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, and had active arrest warrants against him issued by the ICC in 2009 and 2010.

Shortly after, Zuma tried to withdraw from the Rome Statute, but it was struck down by a local court, as it needs to be agreed to by the South African Parliament. The South African government has since then revoked its intention to withdraw.

The African Union is ardently in favour of African states leaving the Court as many of its members feel that the ICC is "biased" against African countries.

Taking the above into the consideration, no arrests will be taking place.