President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia is pushing forward with plans to attend a summit in South Africa subsequent month, even because the host nation grapples with diplomatic and authorized fallout of his anticipated presence, South Africa’s deputy president mentioned on Friday.

South Africa is scheduled to carry a gathering of BRICS nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — in Johannesburg in August. The heads of state from the opposite 4 nations are anticipated to attend, however a global arrest warrant for Mr. Putin has positioned South Africa in a quandary.

“It’s a big dilemma for us,” the deputy president, Paul Mashatile, advised the South African news web site News24. “Of course, we cannot arrest him. It’s almost like you invite your friend to your house, and then arrest them. That’s why for us, his not coming is the best solution.”

The International Criminal Court has accused Mr. Putin of warfare crimes over his function within the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian kids. South Africa, a member of the courtroom, is obligated to arrest Mr. Putin if he arrives within the nation. Mindful of their heat relations with Russia, South African officers have mentioned they’re looking for authorized recommendation in assessing their obligations to the worldwide courtroom.

“The Russians are not happy, though,” Mr. Mashatile mentioned. “They want him to come.”

Mr. Mashatile leads a committee tasked with determining the way to deal with the diplomatic headache. South African officers have pitched a number of doable options, all of which have didn’t persuade their counterparts within the BRICS nations, Vukani Mde, Mr. Mashatile’s spokesman, mentioned.

A digital summit was rejected, and so was the potential of Russia’s overseas minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, standing in for Mr. Putin. There was additionally no “unanimous support” for the proposal to maneuver the summit to China, which isn’t a member of the worldwide courtroom, Mr. Mde mentioned.

Russian officers have pushed again, and are sad with the potential of Mr. Putin being excluded from attending a gathering of heads of state. South Africa, nonetheless, remains to be looking for a workaround, with its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, persevering with to talk with Mr. Putin on the matter, the spokesman mentioned.

“The South African government is very wary of an unprecedented situation of arresting a sitting head of state,” Mr. Mde mentioned.