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US invites Putin to G20: "Would be a great help"

The US will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a summit with the G20 countries in Miami later this year, an official told AFP. The news agency writes that the US is reducing international pressure on Russia with the invitation.

President Donald Trump says he does not know if Putin will show up, but states that it is unlikely. However, he is behind the Russian president being welcomed.

- If he came, it would probably be a great help, he says.

Russian state media also writes that Russia has been invited. Putin has not attended a G20 meeting since 2019, partly because of the pandemic, partly because of the war.

Putin invited to the G20 summit in the US – maybe he will

The Russian president has been invited to the G20 summit in Miami, USA in December, reports AFP. Vladimir Putin has not yet decided whether he will attend or whether he will send someone else, the Kremlin spokesman told the news agency.

The last time Russia attended a G20 summit was in 2019. The pandemic and sanctions against Russia due to the invasion of Ukraine have since prevented the country from participating.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin in 2023. This means that he cannot travel to any of the ICC's member states without risking arrest, but the US is not a member.

Donald Trump said last year that he would like to receive both Putin and Xi Jinping at the G20 summit, according to the Kyiv Independent.