Zelensky has emphasized — Ukraine will not participate in G20 summit if putin is there
President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasizes that his position remains unchanged, and Ukraine will not participate in the G20 summit in Bali if the President of the russian federation, putin, is there.
He stated this at a joint briefing with the President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.
"I do not follow the participation of others in the G20 summit. My personal position and Ukraine's position was that if the leader of the russian federation participated, then Ukraine would not participate. Let's see how it will be in the future," the head of state said.
Zelensky reminded me that he had a telephone conversation with the President of Indonesia that day. Before that, there were several conversations and the visit of the Indonesian leader to Ukraine in the spring.
"In any case, we were invited again today. We'll see again — there are a few days left," the President said.
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Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos are visiting Kyiv on November 3.
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the importance of continuing the grain initiative in a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday.
On November 15-16, 2022, the G20 summit is scheduled to be held in Indonesia on the island of Bali, where Ukraine's head of state has also been invited.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine demanded russia's exclusion from the G20 after vladimir putin's admission that he had ordered missile strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure and recalled him from the G20 summit.