Putin to Attend APEC, Skip G20 Summit
Bloomberg: Putin plans to visit the APEC summit in China and skip the G20 summit in the US.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the APEC summit hosted by China's President Xi Jinping in November.
- Putin is expected to skip the G20 summit in Miami scheduled for December.
- The G20 summit will include U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The APEC summit is scheduled for 18–19 November in Shenzhen, China.
- The G20 summit is scheduled for 14–15 December in Miami, USA.
- Russian sources close to the Kremlin report that the likelihood of Putin attending the G20 summit is extremely low.
- The Kremlin has not confirmed or denied the reports about Putin's attendance at either summit.
Points of divergence
- The White House invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, but the Kremlin has not yet responded to the invitation. — tg_bbcrussian
- Putin is planning to attend the APEC summit and skip the G20 summit, with no expectation of meeting Trump at G20. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The Kremlin does not expect any progress on the Russia-Ukraine conflict before the G20 summit and is increasingly disappointed with U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Main events for Wednesday evening: — BBC News Русская служба
- Bloomberg: Putin plans to travel to APEC summit with Xi Jinping and skip G20 with Trump — The Moscow Times
- Bloomberg: Putin plans to visit APEC summit in China and skip G20 summit in the US — Коммерсантъ
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