Rubio says Putin has been invited to attend G20 meeting
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Russia was considering an American invitation for President Vladimir Putin to attend a G20 meeting. After meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Rubio said he hoped Putin would accept and use the occasion to speak with President Donald Trump.
Russia is considering a US invitation for President Vladimir Putin to attend a G20 meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, according to NDTV. Rubio spoke after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He said he hoped Putin would accept the invitation.
Rubio described the meeting as an opportunity for Putin to speak with US President Donald Trump. The available report did not say whether Trump had personally extended the invitation or provide details about the proposed agenda. It also did not state when or where the G20 meeting would take place, beyond identifying it as the occasion under discussion.
No response from Putin or the Russian government was included in the report. The comments came after the talks between Rubio and Lavrov, but the source did not connect the possible attendance to any specific agreement or negotiation. It provided no further information about the status of the invitation or whether Russia had set conditions for Putin’s participation.
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