Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Indonesian President Joko Widodo that he will attend this year’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia announced on Friday. “Last night at 7, I spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin,” Widodo said in a statement. “President Putin expressed his gratitude for the invitation to the G20 summit and said he would attend.” Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting of the Executive Board of the Prosecutor General’s Office in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, April 25. (Sputnik / Sergey Guneev / Kremlin via Reuters) AMERICAN KILLED IN BATTLE AGAINST RUSSIA IN UKRAINE The Indonesian president said he had spoken to Putin about the importance of reaching a peace agreement with the Ukrainian leadership and ending the war immediately. The nation of Southeast Asia has said it is ready to provide humanitarian assistance and help in the peace process in any way it can. Putin’s invitation to the intergovernmental summit scheduled for November 20 appears to have come a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s invitation, despite the fact that Ukraine is not part of the G-20. Zelensky took to Twitter on Wednesday to share his conversation with Widodo. The couple reportedly discussed food security issues – which officials have repeatedly warned would be a global problem exacerbated by Putin’s war in Ukraine. RUSSIAN SANCTIONS: GERMAN ENERGY COMPANY AGREES ON RUSSIAN RUBLE TRANSFORMATION PLAN Zelensky also said he thanked Indonesia for its support for “Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, especially for a clear UN position.” Widodo said his nation was constitutionally barred from supplying weapons to a foreign nation, but Indonesia had clarified its position on the deadly invasion of Russia and voted along with 140 other nations in the UN General Assembly to demand that Putin withdraw his troops. Although Indonesia, along with 23 other countries, abstained from a second vote earlier this month that suspended Russia’s participation in the UN Human Rights Council. Zelenskyy thanked Widodo for inviting him to the G20 summit, but did not confirm whether he would attend. In this photo provided by the Presidential Press Office of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens during his meeting with the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday, April 1, 2022. ((Ukrainian Press Office Presidential Press via AP) CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION The G20 summit of leaders from the world’s largest economies, including the US, the EU, Japan, India, Saudi Arabia and China, will discuss issues related to global health, the increasing digitization of the world economy, climate change and energy security – an issue that has regained urgency in the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Biden welcomed Zelensky’s invitation, but said his position on Moscow was clear. “The president was clear about his view: This should not be the usual thing and that Russia should not be part of it,” he said.
