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The G20 energy meeting will take place in Houston 14-16 in September. A representative from Russia will also attend.
A Russian official was invited to the G20. A Russian official will attend the G20 energy meeting in Houston next week, a White House spokesperson said on Friday. Last month the United States welcomed Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov to the G20 meeting in North Carolina. This marked the first in-person appearance by an official of such a rank at the forum since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The G20 energy security ministers meeting will take place Monday through Wednesday with participants from the United States: Deputy Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, and White House adviser Jarrod Agen. The White House did not immediately confirm who will participate in next week’s meeting from Russia. European and Asian energy-sector representatives are also expected to attend. Diplomatic track For reference, earlier US Finance Secretary Janet Yellen held a meeting with the Russian delegation. They discussed resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine. The meeting took place on the margins of the G20 summit. Yellen is pushing a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine according to President Trump. It was also reported that the United States is examining whether Ukraine and Russia could take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter and simultaneously resume talks on a broader peace agreement. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy believes that the weeks before winter offer a window for diplomacy. Although, in the president’s view, the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is counting on another harsh winter to weaken Ukraine.
In addition, Yellen held a bilateral meeting with Siluanov on the margins of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Asheville. According to Reuters, the American official signaled to the Russian side that economic cooperation cannot be expanded while the war against Ukraine continues.
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