Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invite to participate in a G20 summit later this yr in Indonesia, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the present G20 chair, stated on Friday.
Talking from the Bogor Presidential Palace in West Java, Widodo stated his Russian counterpart had advised him personally that he would attend the G20 summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali this fall.
The information comes weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden stated Russia must be faraway from the G20 over Putin's choice to invade Ukraine on February 24. Biden and Putin may meet for the primary time in individual on the assembly for the reason that starting of the Russo-Ukraine conflict, if the Russian chief does attend.
Indonesia at present holds the rotating Group of 20 presidency.
Widodo stated he had talked by telephone with Putin, who had "supplied an replace on the state of affairs in Ukraine together with the continuing negotiation course of between Russia and Ukraine."
"Putin expressed his gratitude for the invitation to the G20 summit and he stated he would attend," Widodo stated.
An official with Indonesia's International Ministry, Triansyah Djani, confirmed final month that Indonesia would "stay neutral" and invite all G20 members to the summit, as per established procedures.
"Our place is kind of clear," Djani stated. "We've got all the time based mostly our diplomacy on rules."
Final month, Russia's ambassador to Indonesia, Lyudmila Vorobieva, stated Putin deliberate to participate within the summit, regardless of mounting opposition from the West.
Vorobieva stated Moscow appreciated Widodo's refusal to succumb to stress to exclude Putin from the summit.
Zelensky Invited to G20 Summit
Widodo additionally confirmed Friday that he had invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the G20 convention.
Earlier this week, Zelensky stated in a press release on Twitter that he had "thanked Indonesian chief Joko Widodo for the invitation to attend the G20 summit."
Zelensky did not specify whether or not he would settle for the invitation.
Russia is a member of the Group of 20 main economies, whereas Ukraine just isn't, though chairs of the group have invited visitor nations to attend previously.
The G20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the U.S. and the EU. Spain is invited as a everlasting visitor.
Some G20 members have condemned Putin's choice to invade Ukraine, however some, similar to China and South Africa, haven't.
China, India, Indonesia and South Africa haven't joined their Western counterparts in imposing sanctions in opposition to Russia over the Ukraine conflict.
Newsweek has contacted the White Home and Russia's Ministry of International Affairs for remark.
Replace 04/29/22, 8:10 a.m. ET: This text was up to date with extra quotes and background info.
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