Putin might be represented by Russian international minister Sergei Lavrov, Jodi Mahardi, a spokesperson for the coordinating minister of maritime and funding affairs, mentioned.
The Russian president is because of be part of one of many conferences just about, he mentioned.
As G20 host, Indonesia has resisted stress from Western international locations and Ukraine to withdraw its invitation to Putin from the leaders summit and expel Russia from the group over the conflict in Ukraine, saying it doesn’t have the authority to take action with out consensus amongst members.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo in an interview with the Monetary Occasions mentioned Russia was welcome on the summit, which he feared could be overshadowed by a “very worrying” rise in worldwide tensions.
“The G20 just isn’t meant to be a political discussion board. It is meant to be about economics and growth,” he was quoted as saying. Indonesia has additionally invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who has mentioned he wouldn’t participate if Putin does and was anticipated to hitch just about.
A variety of different world leaders are as a consequence of attend the summit that begins on November 10, together with US President Joe Biden and Chinese language President Xi Jinping.