A visiting Ukrainian lawmaker said that any invitation by a country to Vladimir Putin should only come with the intention of apprehending the Russian president over a long list of war crimes.

Oleksandr Merezhko, chairperson of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Foreign Policy and Inter-parliamentary Committee, said this also applies to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s personal invitation for Putin to attend the 47th Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur next month.

Asked for his views on Anwar’s invitation to both Putin and US president Donald Trump, Merezhko said...