Peskov: the decision on Putin’s trip to the G20 summit in the United States has not yet been made
Russia is grateful to the United States for inviting Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He called this invitation “gracious”, but said that it was premature to talk about the meeting between Mr. Putin and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit.
Russia is grateful to the United States for inviting Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He called this invitation “gracious”, but said that it was premature to talk about the meeting between Mr. Putin and Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit.
The Kremlin is now working on a response to the invitation. “A decision will be taken accordingly. In any case, Russia intends to continue its participation in the work of the twenty and all forums that take place within this framework, Peskov said during a press call.
The G20 summit will take place on December 14-15. On September 23, the United States officially invited the Russian president to attend the event. The State Department called the summit a possible platform for negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. At the same time, the American side clarified that a lot of work needs to be done to hold a bilateral meeting. Bloomberg reported that Putin plans to skip the G20 summit.
