The United States invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the G20 summit scheduled for December in Miami. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after a meeting in New York with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
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23/09/2026
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O u.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed this Wednesday that the United States invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the next G20 summit scheduled for December in Miami.
“ We invited President Putin to the G20,” Rubio said at a press conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York.
“ We think it is an opportunity for him to dialogue not only with [Trump], but also with other world leaders. We hope you will accept the invitation”.
Rubio justified the invitation, arguing that Trump is willing to meet with “practically anyone” and that, “to solve problems, you need to meet with people with whom you disagree”.
In addition, he stressed, the US President remains available to meet Putin on other occasions, as long as “there is a goal for the meeting”.
The Kremlin has not yet responded publicly to the invitation, but, to be confirmed, it will be the first major international meeting with the presence of the Russian leader since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Founded in 1999, the G20 brings together major international economies and consists of 19 countries – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States – in addition to two regional organisations: the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU).