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Earlier this week, Russia's envoy to Indonesia, Lyudmila Vorobieva, had told a news conference that the Russian President 'wants to' go to the summit, adding ...

Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance. Responding to a question regarding the removal of Russia, Biden said, "My answer is yes. I think we need to have people in the room that aren't invading other countries," he added. "We've been raising concerns about this. he wants to," the media outlet quoted her as saying. "It will depend on many, many things, including the COVID situation, which is getting better.

Member countries now face the question of what to do about Russian President Vladimir Putin's attendance at the Bali G20 summit — and possibly beyond.

The idea should be to use G20 official processes with Chinese colleagues to advance the global agenda and interact professionally — away from the media spotlight. US–China rivalry can de-escalated and the G20 can provide the right platform to do so. Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has already indicated that Australia would support Russia’s ejection from the G20. Yet 2014 revealed that a number of members were not prepared to eject or even suspend Russia. At this moment, it seems that members such as India, Brazil, Turkey and host country Indonesia would not support Putin’s exclusion from the Bali summit. The issue of Russian aggression was first vetted in 2014 due to its annexation of Crimea. At the time, the United States and other members of the G7/8 agreed to suspend Russia from the G8. Russia had participated at the leaders’ level beginning in 1998, though it was never invited to participate in the critical finance ministers and central bankers’ meetings. Almost immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Indonesian officials suggested that the Indonesian G20 would seek to avoid the issue. Other G20 members, particularly China and India, have abstained from condemning Russia in the various UN resolutions, showing divisions in the G20 membership.