If Putin takes part in the summit in Indonesia, Ukraine’s leader should also attend in some form, the White House says
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky should take part in the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali in November, despite his country not being part of the club of leading economies, the Biden administration has insisted.
If Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends the event, then the US believes Zelensky must also “participate,” Bloomberg reported, citing a statement by the White House National Security Council (NSC).
The statement did not specify whether the US wants the Ukrainian leader to travel to Bali in person, or join by video link, which was the format used by Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmitry Kuleba when addressing the G20 in July.
Zelensky has already been invited to Bail by the government of Indonesia, which currently presides over the G20.
However, the NSC statement reiterated that “President Biden has…