The Kremlin said Monday that Putin will attend this year's Group of 20 Summit, setting up a potentially dramatic first meeting between him and his critics.
In June of last year, Russian President Putin met with US President Joe Biden. The leaders' next meeting is going to be a lot less pleasant.
According to Russian state media, an advisor to Putin confirmed the plans, but said it is still being determined if Putin will attend the summit in person.
The G20 Summit will take place in Indonesia in November and will bring together leaders from 19 countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country isn't a member of the G20, was invited to the summit by Indonesian President Jokowodido.
It would be the first known contact between Putin and Zelensky since the war started.
The U.S., Russia, Japan and China are part of the G20. During the 12 days before Russia invaded its neighbor, Biden last spoke with Putin on a phone call, and he last met with Putin in person in June. Russia needs to be removed from the G20 in March. Zelensky said last month that he would attend the summit but that he hoped there would be no occupiers. G20 members like Brazil, China India and South Africa have strengthened their trade ties with Russia, despite the sanctions stemming from the invasion.
The EU's European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told ZDF that it was better if he told her what he thought. Even if Putin is in attendance, she believes the summit should go on.
Group of Seven leaders neared an agreement to set a limit on the price for which Russia can sell its oil on the international market Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the U.K., and the US are all members of the G7.
The leaders of the G-7 are close to a price cap.
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