Russian finance minister makes unexpected appearance at G20
European officials boycotted the group photo after the surprise invitation, as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Siluanov and ruled out sanctions relief.
- On Monday, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, marking his first in-person appearance since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, following a direct U.S. invitation.
- The invitation reverses prior U.S. policy; in April 2022, then-Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Western officials walked out of a Washington-hosted G20 meeting during Siluanov's virtual remarks to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- European finance ministers, led by German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, boycotted the traditional G20 'family photo' to protest Siluanov's presence, with Klingbeil calling the U.S. invitation 'quite troubling.'
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met bilaterally with Siluanov, advocating for President Donald Trump's peace plan while stating no economic relief is possible until the war in Ukraine ends.
- Separately, the U.S. Treasury denied media credentials to outlets including The New York Times and Bloomberg News, prompting the National Press Club to condemn the decision, stating no administration should 'handpick the press corps that scrutinizes it.
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The inclusion of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 meeting in the United States has strained relations between Washington and its European allies, who want to continue pressuring and isolating Moscow over the war in Ukraine, while the US administration has shown a different approach with the invitation.
The decision of the administration of US President Donald Trump to include Russia again in the meetings of finance ministers and central bank officials of the Group of 20 (G20) has caused new tensions with European allies, who want to continue the international isolation of Moscow due to the war in Ukraine, writes the American portal Politiko.
The decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump to allow Russia to return to the G20, the summit of key world economic officials, has caused discontent in European capitals determined to further isolate Moscow over its war of aggression against Ukraine, according to Politico.
The United States, which has made a rapprochement with Moscow since Donald Trump's return to power, is chairing this year the consolidation of major world economies. ...
Icy mood in Asheville: The German finance minister refuses Siluanow the photo and, according to a report in the conference room, confronts him openly.
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