Ukraine won’t participate in G-20 summit if Putin attends: Zelensky

Source: The Hill | November 3, 2022 | Zach Schonfeld

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said his country may not participate in next month’s Group of 20 (G-20) summit if Russian President Vladimir Putin attends.

“My personal position and that of Ukraine was that if the leader of the Russian Federation was to take part, Ukraine would not be participating,” Zelensky said at a news conference.

Leaders of the world’s largest economies will gather in Bali, Indonesia, next month for the group’s annual summit, but it remains unclear if Putin will attend.

The Kremlin said Putin discussed the summit with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a phone call on Wednesday, but the Kremlin’s statement notably did not indicate whether Putin will participate.

As opposed to Russia and the U.S., Ukraine is not a G-20 member.

But Widodo, who currently chairs the group, extended an invitation this spring for Ukraine to participate in the summit amid Russia’s invasion of the country.

President Biden, who is slated to attend, indicated last month that he had no plans to meet with Putin at the summit, and Politico reported that U.S. officials are working to avoid the duo crossing paths.

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