Putin takes part in G20 summit again
Most recently, Putin has been represented by his foreign minister at G20 summits. However, the Kremlin leader will be attending Wednesday's meeting in person again - albeit only virtually. According to Moscow, he wants to present the Russian view of the world situation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a summit of the 20 leading industrialized and emerging nations (G20) again this Wednesday for the first time after a long absence. At the virtual meeting, Putin will present Russia's view of what he sees as a "deeply unstable world situation", the government in Moscow said.
Russian television reported that it would be the first time in a "long time" that both Putin and Western heads of state would take part in an event together. After the invasion of Ukraine, Western states insisted that Putin be excluded from top international meetings. The International Criminal Court also issued an arrest warrant for Putin on suspicion of abducting Ukrainian children.
The host of next year's G20 summit, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was evasive when asked whether the arrest warrant against Putin would be enforced at the planned summit in Rio de Janeiro if Putin were to attend. Most recently, Putin was represented at the G20 summit by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Source: www.ntv.de
