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Russia weighs Putin's G20 invitation as Ukraine proposes summit talks

The Kremlin said Russia will review the U.S. invitation for Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami, but has not decided whether he will go. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for trilateral peace talks and suggested holding them at the summit.

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What happened

Key facts

  • A Kremlin spokesman said Russia will review the US invitation for Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami; no decision has been made.
  • In September, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Putin had been invited to the summit.
  • Rubio said the summit could give Putin an opportunity to meet Donald Trump and other world leaders.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Washington was working to arrange a meeting involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States to discuss peace negotiations.
  • Zelenskyy said Kyiv was ready to participate in meetings anywhere and in any format, and suggested the G20 summit could host the meeting.
  • Dmitry Peskov said Moscow views the increasing involvement of European countries in efforts to reach a peace settlement in Ukraine positively.

The brief

The Kremlin said Russia will review the U.S. invitation for Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami, but has not decided whether he will go. The question of Putin’s attendance is unfolding alongside a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to use the summit as a venue for talks involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States. U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in September that Putin had been invited. In comments reported by Türkiye Today and Anadolu Agency, Rubio said Putin could attend the Miami summit, while the United States had not received confirmation of his participation.

Those reports also quoted Rubio saying the U.S. president had decided Russia should be invited to participate in the G20 and that Russia would be represented at the summits; he distinguished Russia’s participation from whether Putin himself would attend. Rubio said the summit could give Putin a chance to meet Donald Trump and other world leaders.

His comments set out a possible diplomatic opportunity attached to the invitation, not confirmation that a meeting between the two presidents is scheduled. Zelenskyy said Washington was working to arrange a meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the United States to discuss peace negotiations.

He said Ukraine was prepared to participate anywhere and in any format, and raised the G20 summit in the United States as one possible venue. His proposal identifies the summit as a potential setting; the statements reported do not establish that the three governments have agreed to meet there.

The two tracks are linked by the summit but remain distinct in the statements: Russia is reviewing whether Putin will attend, while Ukraine is proposing a trilateral meeting as a possible use of the gathering.

Rubio’s remarks describe Russia’s invitation to the G20 as a decision by the U.S. president, while the Kremlin spokesman’s account leaves Russia’s decision on Putin’s attendance open. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said Moscow viewed the growing involvement of European countries in Ukraine peace efforts positively.

That position places European participation in the diplomatic process alongside Zelenskyy’s proposed format, which names Ukraine, Russia and the United States. The immediate decisions are whether Putin will attend the Miami summit and whether Washington’s work toward a trilateral meeting produces an agreed gathering.

The statements provide no confirmation of Putin’s participation or an agreement by Moscow and Washington to hold Zelenskyy’s proposed meeting at the summit.

Why it matters

  • Ukraine’s proposed peace negotiations would involve Ukraine, Russia and the United States; a meeting at the G20 could give those parties a summit venue, but Ukraine’s proposal is not an agreed meeting.
  • Putin’s attendance remains undecided, leaving his potential opportunity to meet Donald Trump and other world leaders dependent on Russia’s decision.
  • Moscow’s stated positive view of European countries’ increased involvement puts their participation in Ukraine peace efforts in the diplomatic picture alongside the proposed trilateral format.

What to watch next

  • Whether Russia decides that Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Miami.
  • Whether Washington’s work to arrange a meeting involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States results in an agreed gathering.
  • Whether the proposed trilateral meeting takes place at the G20 summit or another venue.
  • Whether European countries become more involved in efforts to reach a peace settlement in Ukraine, which Dmitry Peskov said Moscow viewed positively.

How it's being covered

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  • The Times of India connects the invitation with Zelenskyy’s proposal for peace talks and reports Rubio’s view that the summit could create an opportunity for Putin to meet Donald Trump and other leaders.
  • Türkiye Today and Anadolu Agency emphasize Rubio’s distinction between Russia being invited to the G20 and confirmation of Putin’s personal attendance.
  • Rubio described the invitation as a decision by the U.S. president; the Kremlin’s statement concerned Russia’s pending decision on Putin’s attendance.
  • Zelenskyy proposed the G20 summit as a possible venue for trilateral talks, but the reported statements do not establish that the parties agreed to meet there.
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  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine was prepared to join meetings anywhere and in any format, and proposed the G20 summit as one possible venue.
  • Dmitry Peskov said Moscow viewed increased European involvement in Ukraine peace efforts positively.
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  • The sources do not detail the proposed talks’ agenda, the positions each government would bring to negotiations, or any agreed process for arranging a meeting.
  • Putin’s attendance is unconfirmed: Rubio said the United States had not received confirmation, and the Kremlin said Russia had not decided whether he would go.
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Timeline

Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.
  1. The G20 was established as a forum for finance ministers and central-bank governors.
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  2. G20 leaders held their first summit in Washington.
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  3. In 2014, Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych left office after the Euromaidan protests, Russia annexed Crimea, and armed conflict began in the Donbas.
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  4. Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed to the Minsk II package, which set out steps to end fighting in eastern Ukraine.
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  5. The Normandy Format, involving Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, held its last leaders’ summit in Paris on December 9, 2019.
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  6. Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
    Background · from our historical context
  7. The United Nations General Assembly condemned the invasion in a resolution adopted on March 2, 2022.
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  8. Vladimir Putin did not attend the G20 summit in New Delhi, sending a Russian representative instead.
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  9. Vladimir Putin did not attend the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, sending a Russian representative instead.
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  10. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed a proposed pause in attacks on energy infrastructure during a phone call.
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  11. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Vladimir Putin had been invited to the G20 summit.
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How we got here

The G20’s earlier handling of Russia provides context for the invitation issue: Vladimir Putin did not attend the 2023 New Delhi summit or the 2024 Rio de Janeiro summit, sending Russian representatives instead. The G20 was established in 1999 as a forum for finance ministers and central-bank governors; leaders first met at a G20 summit in Washington on November 15, 2008.

The September 5, 2014 Minsk Protocol and the February 12, 2015 Minsk II package sought to halt fighting in eastern Ukraine and establish political steps, including a ceasefire and elections. The Normandy Format, involving Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, held its last leaders’ summit in Paris on December 9, 2019.

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