Biden and Xi skip virtual G20 summit to which Putin was invited
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Biden and Xi Jinping refuse to participate in the G20 virtual summit, which will feature Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping refused to participate in the virtual G20 summit to which Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was invited. This was reported by Bloomberg, according to UNN.
Details
It is noted that US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will not participate in the virtual G20 meeting, which was scheduled for November 22, via video conference.
At the same time, the Indian side did not name the reason for their refusal.
Addendum
Indian Foreign Minister Vinay Kwatra, at the summit, where Vladimir Putin will speak for the first time since 2021, China will be represented by Premier Li Qiang instead of Xi Jinping.
It is noted that India wants to review the progress made during its presidency, when it promoted the development of emerging economies as a top agenda item.
To recap
On September 9, the leaders of the G20 countries adopted a joint declaration at the summit in India, which mentioned the war in Ukrainebut did not condemn Russia's actions.
