Russian finance minister makes unexpected appearance at G20
European ministers boycotted the group photo after Russia’s unexpected return to the G20, while U.S. officials held a bilateral meeting with Anton Siluanov.
- 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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In Asheville, North Carolina, where the US-organized Summit of Finance Ministers is taking place, the European Economic Commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, was insurgent about the presence of Anton Silouanov.
Usually persona non grata, Anton Silouanov appeared among the G20 delegates.
The decision of the Donald Trump administration to return Russia to the common format of the world's leading economic representatives has caused tensions with European allies who want to continue the isolation of Moscow over the war in Ukraine, writes Politico, reports NEWS.bg. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov attended the first day of the US-hosted G20 meeting. US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent held a bilateral meeting with Siluanov on …
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.
Western countries tighten pressure on Moscow as war continues
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