out theUkraine, inside the Russia next G20.India did not include Kiev in the list of participants in the G20 summit, which will be held in New Delhi on 9 and 10 September. However, Moscow and its leader Vladimir Putin they are on the invite list, posted on the summit website, despite calls to expel her from the group. As well as the Chinese head of state Xi Jinping (another member country of the BRICS format like Russia and India). This was reported by Sky News adding that it is up to the host country to decide which non-members to invite each year.
A surprise, but not too much. Since the beginning of the conflict, India - like China - has avoided taking positions against Russia, not condemning the invasion and not imposing sanctions, indeed strengthening economic relations with Putin.
G20, who invited India?
The website lists the participants who are expected to make it to the top. Between permanent members G20 leaders were invited from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and to the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
The summit will also be attended by representatives of international organizations: the UN, FAI, the World Bank, WHO, the World Trade Organization, the International Labor Organization, the Financial Stability Board and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Putin is considering attending his first in-person meeting with Western leaders since his forces invaded Ukraine. However, India has made it known that the summit will not only address the conflict but "must be a forum that focuses on development and growth".
Tensions between NATO and Ukraine
Even before the exclusion of Kiev from the G20 in India, even the utterances of Stian Jensen, the chief of cabinet of the NATO secretary general had ignited the controversy: "Ukraine will join the Alliance but only if it cedes part of its territory to Russia", he said speaking to the Norwegian media.
Kiev's response immediately: “Exchanging territories for a NATO umbrella? Ridiculous,” presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak commented on X (former Twitter), according to whom “if Putin does not suffer a crushing defeat, the political regime in Russia does not change and war criminals are not punished, war will certainly return”.
Obviously, Stian Jenssen's statements have raised a fuss and fueled fears of a possible drop in support from Western allies. So much so that in the morning the NATO she was forced to correct the shot and reiterate that his position on supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity "is clear and has not changed". An Alliance spokesman said in a statement to the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne. "We will continue to support Ukraine as long as necessary and we are committed to achieving a just and lasting peace," he added, underlining that Kiev should decide when and under what conditions to achieve peace.
