Hosted by Indonesia, the G20 summit of leaders from the world's largest economies is set to take place in mid-November. Zelenskyy did not say whether he would accept the invitation to attend the meeting.
during a March press conference that he believes Russia should be removed from the forum, though he acknowledged that would be up to the G20.
"If that can't be done, if Indonesia and others do not agree, then we should, in my view, ask to have both Ukraine be able to attend the meetings, as well as...observe."the president said. During a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington earlier this month, the treasury secretary and other officials walked out of the session when Russia's finance minister began speaking.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the move was an indication that Putin and Russia have"become a pariah on the global stage." "The president and Secretary Yellen have both said that we can't have business as usual at the G20 or in a lot of these international forums as it relates to Russia," she told reporters.
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