Putin plans to attend G20 summit

“We have received the official invitation... and responded positively, saying we are interested in participating,”, Yuri Usakov told reporters.

He said with “very long before the November 15th-16th summit in Bali, there could be changes in Russia's mode of participation.

But for now, the invitation is for personal participation”, Usakov added.

During COVID's pandemic-19 in October, Putin virtually joined the G20 summit in Rome.

Indonesia, which holds the group's next presidency this year, caused controversy by inviting Russia to the world's top economies.

Western countries, led by the United States, have pressured Jakarta to exclude Moscow after Russia's offensive in Ukraine and war crimes charges.

But Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz indicated on Monday that he was still open to participate, despite Putin's possible presence.

Scholz, who is currently on the ground at the G7th summit of the most industrialized countries, said he would make a final decision on whether to participate “just before launching”.

He noted that Indonesia has also invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

European Commission Chairman Ursula von der Leyeen also said on Sunday she did not rule out the possibility of landing at the same table with Putin in G20.

She said it was a very important “to show him what we think of”.

The G20 nations make up about 80 percent of the total world economic output, while G7 contributes about 31 percent.