The United States on Friday (29) criticized Indonesia’s decision to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the next G20 summit, scheduled for November 15 and 16 in Bali.
“Putin shouldn’t have been invited,” US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby told CNN. Indonesian President Joko Widodo confirmed hours ago that both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were summoned to the summit.
However, Russia remains a member of the G20 despite pressure from Western countries to remove it from the group.
The other 19 members are South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, United States, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Turkey and the European Union. To Indonesia, which holds the G20 rotating presidency.
“Putin has isolated Russia and must pay for what he has done and has done,” Kirby said.
source: Noticias
