US invites Russian President to G20 summit, Trump doubts Putin will attend
US officials announced that Russian President Putin will be invited to the G20 summit in Miami. US President Trump expressed doubt about his attendance but supported the invitation, while the Kremlin said no decision has been made yet.
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 23rd comprehensive foreign dispatch) US officials stated today that Washington will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, Florida; but US President Donald Trump said he doubts the Russian leader will attend.
The United States is the host of this year's G20 summit, and Trump has promised to hold a grand summit in December in Florida, where he resides.
Since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, most Western countries have given him the cold shoulder, but this is not the case for Trump. This invitation plan shows that international pressure on Putin has eased significantly.
According to an AFP report, a senior official in the Trump administration said: "All G20 members will be invited to the ministerial meetings and the leaders' summit."
When asked by reporters later, Trump seemed unaware of the invitation to Putin.
Trump said: "I don't know if he will come, to be honest, I doubt he will come."
But Trump expressed support for inviting Putin, explaining: "If he comes, it could be very helpful."
The Kremlin said earlier today that Putin has not yet decided whether to attend.
Trump once again criticized former President Barack Obama for expelling Russia from the then G8 in 2014, a move made in response to Russia's smaller-scale invasion of Ukraine that year.
Trump said: "President Putin was very unhappy about being expelled, and rightfully so." (Compiled by: Ji Jin-ling) 1150424
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The United States is the host of this year's G20 summit, and Trump has promised to hold a grand summit in December in Florida, where he resides.
Since Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, most Western countries have given him the cold shoulder, but this is not the case for Trump. This invitation plan shows that international pressure on Putin has eased significantly.
According to an AFP report, a senior official in the Trump administration said: "All G20 members will be invited to the ministerial meetings and the leaders' summit."
When asked by reporters later, Trump seemed unaware of the invitation to Putin.
Trump said: "I don't know if he will come, to be honest, I doubt he will come."
But Trump expressed support for inviting Putin, explaining: "If he comes, it could be very helpful."
The Kremlin said earlier today that Putin has not yet decided whether to attend.
Trump once again criticized former President Barack Obama for expelling Russia from the then G8 in 2014, a move made in response to Russia's smaller-scale invasion of Ukraine that year.
Trump said: "President Putin was very unhappy about being expelled, and rightfully so." (Compiled by: Ji Jin-ling) 1150424
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