Russia is an unwanted guest: Putin will still be the center of attention during the G20 summit - Bloomberg

Putin decided to avoid potential confrontation with US President Joe Biden and Washington's allies at a summit, which will begin on November 15 in Bali, Indonesia. Putin is expected to confront with his allies due to serious failures of his army in Ukraine. "In the same way, any meeting with leaders of China and India would simply emphasize their sluggish position on the war they want it to end as soon as possible," said Oksana Antonenko, Director of the Consulting Company in London.

The material says that by sending Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov instead, Putin risks that Russia will be remembered as an unwanted guest at a party. Lavrov, who did not have public events in Bali on Monday, November 14, is expected to leave the summit a day before meeting his Chinese colleague Van and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterrish.

"He is not Putin, but everyone understands that any discussions that will be conducted with him will be transferred to the Kremlin," said Emily Ferris, a researcher at the Royal Institute of Joint Services in London. The Kremlin political consultant Sergey Markov said that Putin was at risk of getting into "humiliating situations" on the G-20 if he arrives.

According to him, having missed a meeting at Bali and Samita ASEAN and APEC this month, the Russian leader decided to stay "completely aside". Earlier, Focus reported that on the hands of Putin again noticed possible traces of treatment of oncology. According to journalists, the Kremlin media published footage, where they tried to hide possible traces from the drip by applying watermarks. There were no such traces on the other hand of Putin.