The Economist – Mexico
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Russia should not be at the next G20 meeting because it cannot be considered a “constructive partner”.
“I don’t think we can sit with Russia around the table,” said Trudeau, who said he discussed the issue with the Indonesian president who chairs the G20 this year.
“There’s no point having a discussion about global economic growth if the country responsible for a lot of the problems is at the table,” Trudeau added.
The decision rests with the G20 itself, created to promote dialogue between the former industrial powers of the G7 and the giants of emerging economies such as China, Brazil and Russia.
“It makes sense that Vladimir Putin is not running this year. Long-term deportation, there should be a discussion about that,” Trudeau said.
United States President Joe Biden called last week for the exclusion of Russia from the G20, a country already expelled from the G8 – which became the G7 – after the annexation of Crimea in 2014.
Indonesia, which chairs the G20, has said it will remain “impartial” while China backs Putin to take his place at the group’s meeting at the end of the year.
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