Russian finance minister makes unexpected appearance at G20
European ministers boycotted the group photo after Anton Siluanov’s return, while Scott Bessent held bilateral talks with him on Ukraine policy.
- 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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Inviting a top Russian official onto American soil has drawn fierce criticism and left Western allies fuming, according to The Wall Street Journal.In a Tuesday editorial, The Journal's editorial board slammed the Trump administration's decision to bring Russia's finance minister to this week's G-20 gathering in North Carolina, calling the move "especially unfortunate.""The German finance minister was justifiably angry to see Russia welcomed to s…
Russia's presence in the G20 of Finance creates a "unease" for Minister Champagne, who will meet with his American vis-à-vis Scott Bessent.
US Welcomes Russian Finance Minister to G20 Meeting in North Carolina, Leaving Europeans Fuming * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
The rebuilding of diplomatic and commercial ties between the US and Russia is ongoing, despite European objections. The post US Welcomes Russian Finance Minister to G20 Meeting in North Carolina, Leaving Europeans Fuming appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Usually considered persona non grata, Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov was among the delegates
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