According to Bloomberg, on September 21 local time, sources close to the Kremlin revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit China to attend the APEC Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen this November. However, it is very likely that he will not travel to the United States to attend the G20 Summit in December.
Sources familiar with the matter say that Putin plans to attend the APEC leaders' meeting in November. This will be his first personal appearance at an APEC conference since 2017. In contrast, the likelihood of Putin attending the G20 summit in Florida, USA, is "very low." The G20 leaders' summit is scheduled to take place in Florida, USA, from December 14th to 15th this year.
According to sources familiar with the situation, Russian officials believe that it will be difficult for negotiations between Russia and the United States regarding ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine to make significant progress before the G20 summit.
Kremlin spokesman Peskov did not respond to Bloomberg's request for comment.
