What's called an international arrest warrant was all just a farce! Lukashenko has finally revealed the truth this time. If the Russian president had really gone to South Africa back then, he wouldn't have received a court subpoena, but rather a direct "physical elimination."

On December 31, 2025, Belarusian President Lukashenko caused a storm in international public opinion with one sentence, when responding to the incident of Ukrainian drones attacking the Russian president's residence, he suddenly brought up an old case from two years ago, revealing the details of what had happened at that time when he prevented Putin from attending the meeting in South Africa.

This immediately made everyone understand that the international arrest warrant issued by the ICC was nothing more than a cover-up play.

The event Lukashenko mentioned took place before the 2023 BRICS Summit in South Africa, when he caught Putin packing his bags and learned that he was going to fly to South Africa personally for the meeting.

He immediately got upset, directly opposing it, saying, "What are you talking about? There is a war going on now," if you were in his position, you would also be doubtful, after all, the BRICS Summit is a formal international conference, why couldn't he go?

Putin didn't take it too seriously at the time, thinking the situation was "not that crazy" and that no one would dare to do anything reckless at such an occasion.

Lukashenko, however, was not satisfied, directly exposing his侥幸: "Do you really think everyone there is rational? Going there makes no sense!" He also specifically reminded Putin, as someone who came out of the KGB, he should have known this risk better than anyone else, this wasn't negligence, but a lack of vigilance.

This wasn't just empty scare tactics, Lukashenko clearly said that the information wasn't hearsay, but obtained through Western channels by the Belarusian intelligence department, and had been verified.

The core message was clear: some unfriendly countries were planning an assassination against Putin. In short, if Putin had really set foot in South Africa, he wouldn't have faced a court subpoena from the ICC, but rather a direct "physical elimination."

According to the rules, the ICC arrest warrant should be enforced, which is the most interesting part, the arrest warrant seems to be a prop for staging. South African President Ramaphosa had already said that if forced to arrest Putin, it would be equivalent to declaring war on Russia.

On one hand, there is the so-called international obligation, on the other hand, there is the real diplomatic risk, South Africa was stuck in the middle and couldn't act hard.

Later events are well known, Putin didn't go to South Africa, instead sending Foreign Minister Lavrov to attend, at the time people speculated endlessly, thinking that Russia and South Africa had reached some kind of compromise.

Lukashenko dared to bring up the old issue now because of the recent incident of the Ukrainian drone attack. On the early morning of December 29, 2025, Ukraine launched 91 drones to attack Putin's residence in Novgorod region, but they were all intercepted by the Russian air defense forces.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has already presented drone debris and flight mission documents, ironclad evidence, making it impossible for Ukraine to deny.

When these two events are compared, it becomes even clearer how prophetic Lukashenko's warning was, he himself said that now thinking back to his advice to Putin, he felt it was absolutely correct.

The Western world knows very well that as long as Putin is around, many things can't proceed according to their plans, so they have come up with such extreme ideas. This kind of assassination plot targeting heads of state is much more ruthless than any sanction.

Looking at the ICC arrest warrant itself, it has always been controversial. In March 2023, the ICC issued the order under the pretext of "illegally deporting Ukrainian children." However, Russia had already withdrawn from the Rome Statute and did not recognize its jurisdiction, making the legitimacy of this order questionable.

Russia at the time also filed a case against the ICC personnel, saying that it was an illegal decision, and that heads of state enjoy immunity.

In short, this arrest warrant is a tool used by the West to suppress Russia, on the surface it claims judicial fairness, but behind it hides an assassination conspiracy. Lukashenko has finally torn down the veil, wanting to tell everyone that there is no pure justice in international politics, strength and security are the real hard truths.

The international stage has never been a polite negotiation table, but a battlefield full of open and hidden weapons. The so-called rules and morality often become a disguise for the strong to suppress their rivals.

Only by maintaining sufficient vigilance and uniting the forces that can be united can one stand firm in such a dangerous environment. Those seemingly respectable international documents may hide the dirtiest calculations behind them. To understand this, one can see the changing tides of the world today more clearly.

What do you think is the deep consideration behind Lukashenko's disclosure at this time? Please leave your views in the comments section.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1853265103924441/

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