Putin arrives in Minsk to participate in Collective Security Treaty Organization summit

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin made a rare trip abroad by arriving in Minsk to participate in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit, Russian propaganda agency TASS reported on Nov. 23.

His Il-96PU plane with the registration number RA-96024 landed at the Minsk National Airport at12:14 local time, the Belarusky Hajun monitoring group wrote on Telegram.

Putin’s last visit to Belarus was 11 months ago.

He has rarely traveled abroad since sending troops into Ukraine in Feb. 2022 and has attended major international summits either online or not participated at all after the ICC issued a warrant for his arrest on March 17, accusing him of overseeing the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine.

The Russian dictator did not attend the BRICS summit in South Africa in August or the G20 summit in India in September for fear of arrest. Instead, Russia was represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Since being charged by the ICC, Putin has traveled abroad only three times – to China, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. The Kremlin dictator could be arrested on the territory of 123 countries that have ratified the Rome Statute.

Putin also participated in an online G20 summit on Nov. 22 for the first time since the start of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine. He reiterated his false narrative about Ukraine's "attack on the Donbas" and Moscow's alleged pursuit of "peace" in his online address to the virtual summit.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping did not participate in the virtual G20summit attended by Putin, Bloomberg wrote on Nov. 22. The summit was chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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