McConnell, Cornyn join letter questioning Trump invite to Putin

A group of 14 bipartisan U.S. senators has urged President Donald Trump to rescind his invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the upcoming G20 summit in Miami. In a letter, the senators emphasized that Putin is solely responsible for Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine. They expressed serious concerns that granting Putin a platform at the G20 Summit in the United States could legitimize and normalize a government that continues to target Ukrainian civilian areas.

Republican Senator Roger Wicker and Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen spearheaded the effort, with six Republicans and six Democrats signing the letter. The U.S. had invited Putin to the G20 summit in Miami on September 23. The Kremlin accepted the invitation but has not yet decided if Putin will attend. In August, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov joined G20 finance ministers and central bank governors for the first time since the war began, despite the ongoing conflict.

This decision made the Trump administration include Russia in the meeting, which faced protests from European delegations. Meduza, a news organization, is committed to transparency about its use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. This article was written by a journalist and translated from Russian using an AI model that adheres to strict editorial standards.

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