Ukraine-Krieg: Rubio: Haben Putin zu G20-Gipfel in Miami eingeladen

According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to the G20 summit in Miami in December. The US hoped that Putin would accept the invitation, Rubio said in New York near the UN General Debate. It was thought that this would be a good opportunity for Putin to meet not only with US President Donald Trump, but also other heads of state and government.

Russia is still officially a member of the G20, which includes 19 countries, the European Union, and the African Union. However, Putin last physically attended a summit in 2019, before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The G20 group includes the European Union and the African Union, among others. US President Trump had expressed hope months earlier that Putin would travel to Miami, saying it would likely be "pretty helpful" if he did.

However, Trump also had doubts about whether it would actually happen. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in mid-September that if an invitation were extended, he would be ready to come to the G20 summit and talk with Putin. He said in an interview with Deutsche Welle that they must come, meet, speak, and make decisions.

Russia is in conflict with the G20 members, which have a Western orientation, because of its military aggression against Ukraine. Politically, Russia has therefore focused more on the BRICS alliance with its friendly countries Brazil, India, China, South Africa, and others in recent times. In August, it held a meeting of finance ministers in the US state of North Carolina ahead of the G20 summit.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was among the attendees. Putin last met Trump bilaterally in the US in August of the previous year. The two have also frequently spoken on the phone about the Ukraine war. The US sees itself as a mediator in the war, which has been going on for more than four and a half years, but has not achieved any significant progress towards a ceasefire.