U.S. President Donald Trump plans to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the December G20 summit in Miami, despite Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine and its diplomatic isolation in the West.
The move aligns with Trump’s broader push to re-engage Moscow and potentially ease tensions, though past efforts have yielded limited progress toward peace. The Kremlin has confirmed receiving the invitation but says no decision has been made on Putin’s attendance.
President Trump’s decision to invite Vladimir Putin to the December 14–15 G20 summit in Miami signals a willingness to re-engage Russia despite the ongoing Ukraine war.
Administration officials confirmed all G20 members will be invited, but the move is seen as part of Trump’s effort to ease Moscow’s isolation since the 2022 invasion. The White House has not commented publicly, while the Kremlin acknowledged the invitation but said no attendance decision has been made.
Since returning to office, Trump has pursued renewed engagement with Russia, including a high-level summit with Putin in Alaska in 2025 that did not yield a peace deal on Ukraine. His administration has maintained contact with Moscow in parallel with U.S. diplomatic efforts on the war, while also discussing potential business cooperation.
The Miami summit’s official focus will be economic growth and innovation, but the prospect of a Trump–Putin meeting could dominate attention.
Putin has not attended a G20 summit since 2019, skipping recent meetings due to the war and an ICC arrest warrant issued in 2023. While the U.S. is not an ICC member and hosted Putin last year in Alaska, Kremlin officials remain noncommittal, citing uncertainty about December.
Past absences and mixed signals suggest Moscow is weighing the diplomatic benefits against potential political fallout.
If Putin attends, it could mark a significant moment in Russia’s diplomatic engagement and potentially open space for renewed dialogue on Ukraine.
Alternatively, a lower-level Russian delegation could preserve Moscow’s G20 presence without granting Putin a high-profile platform. With global diplomacy intensifying ahead of December, the summit may become a key test of whether symbolic gestures can translate into substantive change.
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The Krasnov regime is simply beyond the pale.
This as horrific as inviting a paedophile to a children’s party.
Krasnov is preparing more petty vindictiveness for the UK :
DM :
Krasnov wants to “review” the UK’s claim to the Falklands :-
“The memo also includes an option to consider reassessing US diplomatic support for longstanding European ‘imperial possessions,’ such as the Falkland Islands near Argentina.”
He surely got the ass wide open. He and his crew belong in straight jackets not the White House. 😤
It will be interesting to see the contents of this “review”, since the formerly uninhabited Falklands have been British territory long before Argentina came into existence. “Argentina” of course was populated by indigenous people, who suffered genocide from the invaders.
How do you square that one up Krasnov?
European countries should boycott the G20 then. It’s only another hot air club that does nothing to improve the lives of people.
I was thinking the same thing, but Europe is too stupid to do the right thing.
Taco is human trash, plain and simple.