Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to attend a G20 summit in Indonesia later this year, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva said yesterday, dismissing suggestions by some G20 members that Moscow could be barred from the group.
The US and its Western allies are assessing whether Russia should remain within the G20 major economies following its invasion of Ukraine, sources involved in the discussions said.
However, any bid to exclude Russia would likely be vetoed by others in the group, raising the prospect of some countries skipping G20 meetings instead, the sources said.
Russia’s ambassador to Indonesia, which currently holds the rotating G20
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China s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russia was too important to exclude from the Group of Twenty major economies, whose leaders will meet in Indonesia in November.
After weaponizing the global financial and trade system in its frenzied economic sanctions against Russia, Washington now appears to be seeking to use another crucial multilateral platform to promote its reckless, dangerous anti-Russia mania.
Despite suggestions by some members that Russia could be barred from the group, Beijing has backed President Vladimir Putin in planning to attend the G20 summit in Indonesia later this year.
As per reports US and its allies are considering whether Russia should remain part of the Group of Twenty major economies after its invasion of Ukraine.
However, any move to exclude Russia would probably be vetoed by others, which could mean some countries skip G20 meetings instead.