The leaders of all G20 countries have been invited to the upcoming summit in Indonesia, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Thursday.
When asked whether Putin will be present at the G20 summit scheduled to take place on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, the minister replied: "Well, we have invited." She added that invitation to top-level events are sent beforehand.
"Now all the countries in G20 have received their invitations," she added.
Bloomberg reported earlier, citing own sources, that the United States had demanded that Indonesia exclude Russian President Vladimir Putin from participation in the upcoming G20 summit, warning that otherwise some countries might send lower level delegations to the meeting. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that a decision about Putin’s participation in the summit would depend on the situation and the Kremlin would mostly be guided by the position of the host country.
