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Lula Backtracks, Says Putin Could Face Arrest at G20 Summit in Rio

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The Brazilian president went back on pledge that there was “no way” Putin could be arrested at next year’s G20.

Philippe Naughton
Philippe Naughton
Vladimir Putin and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talk during a summit in Germany in 2007.
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