Russia’s Putin not to attend upcoming G-20 summit in Indonesia
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend next week’s G-20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali, the Kremlin has announced.
Instead of him, the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Moscow, according to details shared by spokesman Dmitry Peskov. No reasons were given for Putin’s non-attendance of the conference in person.
Peskov added that Putin’s possible participation in the G-20 is “being worked out,” perhaps through a videoconference format.
His physical absence from the summit could possibly be to avoid awkward moments with leaders of Western countries, who have denounced Putin for launching the war on Ukraine this February.
Separately, the Kremlin said that last week Putin had a phone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo about the G-20 summit among other matters, though no further details were given.
The G-20 summit will take place in Bali on November 15 and 16.
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