Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in Bali next week, CNN reported, citing the the Russian embassy in Indonesia.
He will be represented by Foreign Minister Lavrov, and is still deciding whether to join a session virtually.
This follows pressure of western officials on Indonesia, the host country, to withdraw its invitation to Moscow.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has been invited to the summit and will take part, but probably in an online format.
Ukraine has called to expel Russia from the G20 following missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2022/11/01/ukraine-calls-to-expel-russia-from-g20-following-mass-russian-strikes-on-civilian-infrastructure/
Read Also
-
North Korea has fired around 150 ballistic missiles at Ukraine, learning from each one. Same missiles threaten Japan, and Kyiv just shows its speaker what is inside them
-
At camp Norway built in Polish forest, NATO trainers admit Ukraine’s army now moves faster than their own
-
What are “S-300 Clone” and GAM-67 in America’s new $2.68 billion package for Ukraine? Experts think they have answer
