Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not take part in the G20 summit if Russian President Vladimir Putin is present. He is quoted by RBC Ukraine.
“My personal position and the position of Ukraine is that if the leader of the Russian Federation participates, then Ukraine will not participate. Let's see how it goes in the future."
According to him, the country continues to prepare for the summit.
The G20 summit will be held November 15-16 in Bali, Indonesia. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky were invited to the event. Political scientist, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Georgy Kunadze, in a conversation with The Insider, described Putin's decision to take part in the G20 summit with the saying "For seven miles of jelly to sip" ( in vain to go on a long journey ). He recalled that at the G20 summit in 2014, no one wanted to communicate with Putin and did not even sit down at the same table with him for lunch:
“So he sat alone, playing with his jaws. And he went home without waiting for the end of official events. Several subsequent summits passed without visible scandals, although the estrangement towards the Russian leader was very noticeable.