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India has chosen not to invite Ukraine to the G20 summit next month. Russia has been invited once again, despite repeated calls to expel the Kremlin from the intergovernmental group. Moscow is expected to attend, but Putin is said to be considering whether to appear in person.
A formal guest list published on the G20 website shows that eight non-member states have been invited: Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
It is up to the host country to decide which non-members to invite each year. Ukraine was invited to the Indonesia summit last year, with President Zelenskyy appearing virtually via a Skype connection, foreign media reports.
Ukraine was also invited to the most exclusive G7 summit in Japan earlier this year. But India has shown itself to be among Russia's strongest economic allies since the start of the war, ignoring Western sanctions while continuing to import large quantities of Russian oil.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu appeared in his place last year. Next month's summit will be the first since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president, accusing him of illegally deporting children to Russia.
The order technically limits where Putin can travel, countries registered with the court would in theory be forced to arrest him if he steps onto their territory. That is why he decided to skip the BRICS summit in South Africa last month.
Unlike South Africa, India is not a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), so Putin can attend without fear of being arrested by Indian authorities.
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