Nevertheless, any move to exclude Russia would likely be vetoed by other members of the group, raising the possibility of some countries skipping G-20 meetingssources said.
China, which has not condemned the Russian invasion and has criticized Western sanctions, defended Moscow on Wednesday, calling Russia an “important member” of the G-20.
The G-20 is a group that needs to find answers to critical questions, such as economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
“No member has the right to eliminate another country as a member. The G-20 must put into practice real multilateralism and strengthen unity and cooperation,” he told a news conference.
Russia’s ambassador to Indonesia, currently holding the rotating presidency of the G20, said Putin intends to travel to the Indonesian resort island of Bali for the November summit.
“It will depend on many, many things, including the Covid-19 situation, which is getting better. At the moment, his intention is that he wants to do it,” Ambassador Lyudmila Vorobieva told a news conference.
Asked about suggestions that Russia could be kicked out of the G-20, she said it was a forum to discuss economic issues and not a crisis like the one in Ukraine.
“Of course, expelling Russia from this type of forum will not help solve these economic problems. On the contrary, without Russia it would be difficult to do so,” he said.
Source: Ambito
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