{
  "id": 4667729,
  "title": "G20-Treffen: Russischer Finanzminister nimmt an G20-Treffen teil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/g20-treffen-russischer-finanzminister-nimmt-an-g20-treffen-teil",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:16:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/g20-treffen-russischer-finanzminister-nimmt-an-g20-treffen-teil/100250921.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Asheville, North Carolina has seen a rare occurrence in recent months - a Russian Finance Minister attending a G20 meeting. For the first time since the start of the Ukraine war, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanow is in Asheville to join the G20 group of leading industrial and emerging economies. The gathering, hosted by the U.S., aims to discuss ways to revitalize the global economy. Siluanow's presence marks a departure from his previous appearance via video in April 2022, when many Western ministers chose to leave in protest.\n\nUnlike the Finance Minister, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regularly participates in G20 meetings, most recently in February 2025 in South Africa and 2024 in Brazil. These ministerial meetings serve to prepare for the grand summit of heads of state and government. In recent years, Russians have been absent from such summits at the highest level, appearing only alongside Kremlin officials. President Vladimir Putin last attended a G20 summit in 2019. However, it seems this might change soon. U.S. President Donald Trump recently expressed generally positive views about a potential attendance by the Russian President during the upcoming December summit in Miami. Trump stated, \"If he came, it would probably be quite helpful,\" adding, \"I think it's worth talking to anyone.\"",
  "summary": "Als das letzte Mal ein Russe beim Finanzministertreffen der G20 sprach, gab es einen Eklat. Jetzt ist der russische Minister sogar persönlich vor Ort.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "G20-Treffen: Plötzlich sitzt der russische Finanzminister mit am Tisch: USA sorgen für Eklat bei G20-Treffen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/g20-treffen-plotzlich-sitzt-der-russische-finanzminister-mit-am-tisch",
        "published": "2026-08-31T15:27:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}