Putin to be invited to G20 Summit in Miami, Rubio reveals
Editor's note: This is a developing story The U.S. will invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 Summit in Miami this December, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sept. 23, following a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The Group of 20, or G20, is a major international economic forum. Russia remains a…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on September 23 that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the G20 Summit in Miami this December. This news came after a meeting between Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the United Nations General Assembly. The G20, or Group of 20, is a significant international economic forum.
Despite being expelled from the G8 due to Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Russia remains a member of the G20. If Putin attends, it would be his second visit to the United States during President Donald Trump's second term. His first state visit was in August 2025, during talks about the war in Ukraine, which did not result in any major breakthroughs.
Following that summit, Trump expressed his desire to host Putin at the G20 summit in September 2025. President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated in a recent interview with German media that he would be prepared to meet with Putin at the G20 summit, stating, "We have to meet, to speak, and make decisions."
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