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Europe appalled by U.S. inviting Russian minister to G20 meeting
European officials were blindsided and outraged by Washington inviting Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to a G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, The New York Times reported on Aug. 31.
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- Why it matters
- The invitation signals U.S. willingness to include Russia in multilateral finance talks despite European opposition, potentially fracturing consensus among G20 members on how to treat Russia.
- Most affected
- European finance officials — Excluded from advance notice of U.S. decision to invite Russia to joint forum.
- Likely next
- Whether Russia's participation in the Asheville meeting proceeds and what joint statement, if any, emerges from the G20.
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