Putin will travel somewhere in Russia today, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin will “make a regional trip today” to an unnamed location in the country, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a Thursday conference call.

“For obvious reasons, we do not announce regional trips and do not tell in advance about places of visit. We will be doing it during the day,” Peskov said.

It was confirmed Wednesday that Putin will not attend the BRICS summit hosted by Johannesburg, South Africa, in late August, halting months of speculation triggered by an arrest warrant issued against the Kremlin leader for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.