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After Silluanov's return to the G20, the United States will welcome another Russian official.
A Russian official will participate next week in the G20 energy meeting in Houston, Reuters reports, citing a White House spokesperson.
Last month, the United States hosted Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at the G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina. This move drew dissatisfaction from European officials, as it was the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 year that a Russian finance minister personally participated in the forum.
The G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Abundance will take place from 14 to 16 September. United States participation will include, among others, Attorney General Dag Bergam, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, and White House aide Jarrod Eigen.
The White House has not disclosed who will represent Russia at next week's meeting.
It is also expected that energy-industry officials from Europe and Asia will participate.
The European Union's efforts to wean itself off Russian oil and gas are stalling just as the bloc approaches winter with unusually low gas reserves, EU auditors said this month.
Despite the meeting's title, the wars in Ukraine and Iran have made energy security a serious issue for many countries.
This week, the price of diesel fuel in the United States reached a record high—over 6 dollars per gallon. Iran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz for oil and natural gas supplies, and the construction of data-center facilities in the United States is placing increasing demand on the energy system.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that earlier this week he had a “great” conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and that he allegedly wants to strike a deal to end the war against Ukraine.
Meanwhile, despite recent visits by American envoys to Moscow and Kyiv, U.S., Ukrainian, and European intelligence officials doubt that Putin is truly interested in ending the war.
During the G20 meeting, the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to vote on a new sanctions bill against Russia. However, it is unclear whether the measure will receive enough support in the House, as it did in the Senate.
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