Putin will not be invited to Britain's G20 summit, UK PM Burnham says


Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to the media in St John's, Antigua and Barbuda, November 4, 2026. Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - ⁠British Prime Minister Andy Burnham ⁠said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not ‌be invited to next year's G20 summit in Britain, The Economist newspaper reported on Thursday.

When asked ​by The Economist if ⁠Putin would be ⁠invited, Burnham said: "No."

Burnham's office did not immediately respond ⁠to ‌a request for comment.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ⁠in September that Washington had invited ​Putin to ‌a G20 meeting in Miami in ⁠December, saying ​it would provide an opportunity for him to engage with President Donald Trump and ⁠other world leaders.

Russia remains ​a member of the G20 despite Western efforts to isolate it following its invasion of ⁠Ukraine. Leaders of host nations traditionally invite all members of the bloc to attend its annual summit.

Next year's annual ​G20 summit will be ⁠held in November in the city of ​Manchester, the centre of ‌a region in northwestern England ​where Burnham was mayor.

(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William James)

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