Trump administration invites Putin to attend G20 summit in Miami

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says summit would be opportunity for Russian president to engage with global leaders.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government members via video link in Moscow on September 23, 2026 [Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool photo from Russia's Sputnik News via AFP]

United States President Donald Trump has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the upcoming G20 summit in Miami, Florida, the latest step meant to build ties between the two countries amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Wednesday that Putin had been invited to travel to the summit in December, saying that he hopes the Russian leader will take the opportunity to meet with global leaders.

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“In order to solve problems, you have to meet with the people that you disagree with or the people that you might have some issues with,” Rubio said. “So we’ve invited President Putin to the G20.”

“We think it’s an opportunity for him to engage not just with the president, but with other world leaders. We hope that’s an invitation he’ll accept,” Rubio said.

Rubio’s remarks followed a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), currently convening in New York City.

During a speech to the UNGA on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the world to place more financial pressure on Russia.

“When someone gives Russia more money through trade, they give this war more time. And that is exactly why we insist on limiting trade with the aggressor, and why we are burning Russia’s revenues ourselves,” he said, adding that he is sceptical that Russia is sincerely interested in taking steps that could end the war.

Trump has searched in vain for an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to end the war sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

Ukrainian officials have called for a pause on strikes targeting energy infrastructure and for steps to facilitate shipping for the Black Sea. Russia has given little sign that it is interested in such an arrangement.

“We are not going to have a pause in our special military operation,” Lavrov told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, accusing Europe of wanting to pause the fighting in order to “pump the Kyiv regime with weapons”.

Rubio, however, continued to express optimism about the possibility of a temporary ceasefire.

“I think both sides have expressed an interest in some limited ceasefire that involves grain and energy,” he said. “Obviously, you know, that won’t be easy, either.”

Zelenskyy told reporters that Kyiv remains open to a maritime truce in the Black Sea.

“We are waiting for Russia’s response,” he said, adding that his country is ready “to ensure safe shipping and food security in the Black Sea if Russia is ready to take real steps towards de-escalation, too”.

“We have to start somewhere,” he added.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023 for the alleged war crime of deportation of Ukrainian children to Russian territory. The arrest warrant obliges member states to arrest Putin if he travels to their countries, but the court has no enforcement mechanism for this. The US is not a member of the ICC.

美国国务卿马可·卢比奥表示，峰会将是俄罗斯总统与世界各国领导人接触的机会。

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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普已邀请俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京参加即将在佛罗里达州迈阿密举行的二十国集团峰会，这是在俄罗斯持续入侵乌克兰之际，旨在加强两国关系的最新举措。

美国国务卿马可·卢比奥周三告诉记者，普京已受邀参加12月举行的峰会，并表示希望这位俄罗斯领导人能借此机会与世界各国领导人会面。

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俄罗斯称，乌克兰无人机袭击莫斯科，至少三人死亡（列表 2/3）。

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鲁比奥说：“为了解决问题，你必须与那些与你意见相左或存在一些问题的人会面。所以我们邀请了普京总统参加二十国集团峰会。”

“我们认为这对他来说是一个机会，不仅可以与总统交流，还可以与其他世界领导人交流。我们希望他能接受这个邀请，”卢比奥说。

鲁比奥发表上述言论之前，在纽约举行的联合国大会期间，他与俄罗斯外交部长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫举行了会晤。

乌克兰总统泽连斯基周三在联合国大会上发表讲话，呼吁世界各国对俄罗斯施加更大的金融压力。

“如果有人通过贸易给俄罗斯提供更多资金，那就等于给了这场战争更多时间。而这正是我们坚持限制与侵略者贸易的原因，也是我们自己动手消耗俄罗斯收入的原因，”他说道，并补充说，他怀疑俄罗斯是否真心实意地想要采取措施结束战争。

特朗普一直试图促成俄罗斯和乌克兰达成协议，以结束因俄罗斯在 2022 年全面入侵而引发的战争，但至今仍未成功。

乌克兰官员呼吁暂停针对能源基础设施的袭击，并采取措施便利黑海航运。俄罗斯几乎没有表现出对此类安排的兴趣。

拉夫罗夫周三在联合国安理会表示：“我们不会暂停我们的特别军事行动。”他指责欧洲想要暂停战斗，以便“向基辅政权输送武器”。

然而，鲁比奥仍然对暂时停火的可能性表示乐观。

他说：“我认为双方都表示有兴趣达成一项涉及粮食和能源的有限停火协议。当然，你也知道，这同样不容易。”

泽连斯基告诉记者，基辅仍然对黑海海上停火持开放态度。

“我们正在等待俄罗斯的回应，”他说道，并补充说，如果俄罗斯也准备采取切实措施缓和局势，他的国家也准备“确保黑海的航运安全和粮食安全”。

“总得有个开始，”他补充道。

国际刑事法院于2023年对普京发出逮捕令，指控其犯有将乌克兰儿童驱逐至俄罗斯境内的战争罪。该逮捕令要求成员国在普京前往其境内时将其逮捕，但法院并无强制执行机制。美国并非国际刑事法院成员国。