Rishi Sunak will fly to Bali on Sunday with the war in Ukraine, trade deals and the international economy high on the agenda
Mr Putin had originally planned to attend the summit in person, which would be the first time he has met any of his Western counterparts since he ordered troops to seize parts of Ukraine in February.
But the most recent reports suggest he will intend send another senior official, such as foreign minister Sergei Lavrov – a move which Western officials see as a sign of weakness because he is unwilling to confront leaders who will denounce his actions to his face. Mr Sunak is understood to be planning to deliver an angry speech directed at whichever Russian representative attends the first plenary session on Tuesday,immediately and accusing the Kremlin of inflicting economic misery on billions including in the world’s poorest states.
Tensions over the war mean that several traditional parts of the summit, such as the “family photo” of all leaders in attendance, have been cancelled by its Indonesian hosts, and officials working on the preparations do not expect the member states to be able to issue a joint statement of their conclusions at the end.
There is no other G20 country with which the UK and its allies has such tense relations, and Mr Sunak’s goals for each bilateral relationship will vary from case to case.since taking office but the two men have not met in person yet. Mr Sunak will be keen to secure a private one-on-one meeting with the President, rather than just talking in the main conference room.
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