Russia Says It Will Weigh All Factors Before Deciding on Putin's G20 Attendance
Moscow's deputy foreign minister says Russia is grateful to US President Donald Trump over the matter, according to state news agency TASS.
Russia's foreign ministry has indicated that Moscow will take a range of factors into account before deciding whether President Vladimir Putin will attend the upcoming G20 summit, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov was cited as saying that Moscow is grateful to US President Donald Trump for an unspecified gesture related to the issue, though the report did not elaborate on what that gesture entailed.
Weighing the Decision
The statement suggests Russian officials are still deliberating over Putin's participation in the summit, a decision likely to be shaped by diplomatic, logistical and political considerations given Russia's strained relations with several G20 member states since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Putin's attendance at recent international summits has been a recurring point of diplomatic sensitivity, with host countries and fellow G20 members at times divided over how to engage with the Russian leader amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and Western sanctions on Moscow.
No timeline was given for when a final decision on attendance would be announced. TASS did not report further comment from other Russian officials or from the G20 host nation on the matter.
The comments come amid a broader period of diplomatic engagement between Moscow and Washington, though the exact nature of the gesture referenced by Ryabkov was not detailed in the available report.
Sources
- Russia to consider everything when deciding on Putin’s participation in G20 summit — MFA — TASS (Russia)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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