A bipartisan group of 14 US senators has called on President Donald Trump to withdraw his invitation to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit, which will take place in Miami in December.
Source: The Washington Post, citing a letter from the senators
Quote from the senators' letter: "[...] Putin bears sole responsibility for launching Russia's full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine [...] Allowing him to participate in a G20 Summit in the United States raises serious concerns about legitimising and normalising a government that continues to attack Ukrainian civilian targets every day."
Details: The senators noted that Putin, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and other members of the Russian delegation are under US sanctions over actions considered to pose a threat to national security.
According to the senators, the absence of international isolation may reduce Putin's incentive to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine.
Background:
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed hope that Putin will attend the G20 leaders' summit, which will take place in Miami in December this year.
- Bloomberg reported that Putin is likely to skip the G20 summit, which will be attended by Trump.
- It recently emerged that Putin had rejected a proposal from Zelenskyy to hold talks on ending the war on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
- Trump himself said that he does not know whether Putin would agree to a trilateral meeting with Zelenskyy in Miami.
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Originally reported by Ukrainska Pravda by Iryna Vakuliuk. Read the full story at the source.
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