Russian finance minister makes unexpected appearance at G20
European ministers boycotted the group photo after the U.S. invited Russia back to the table, and Bessent said no relief is possible until the war ends.
- 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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Usually considered persona non grata, Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov was among the delegates
The European Union said on Tuesday that the presence of the Russian Minister of Finance at the G20 meeting organised by the US is inappropriate, stressing that it is "not at all the time for normalisation of relations with Moscow," AFP reports, according to Agerpres. "For the European Union, it is not the time to normalise Russia or Russia's presence at this type of meeting," the Commissioner said ...
At the G-20 summit in the USA, the Russian finance minister meets Europe and the USA. Vice Chancellor Klingbeil criticizes the participation and calls for an end to the Ukraine war.
"This is not the time to normalize Russia's presence at such meetings," said European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis in Asheville, North Carolina.
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.
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