Russia decides who will represent its country at G20 summit

CNN at Russian Embassy in Indonesia reports.

Yulia Tomskaya, head of embassy's protocol, informed the publication that instead of Putin, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, will go to G20 summit.

Tomskaya added that Putin is still deciding whether he will join one of the meetings virtually.

They note that such decision was provoked by Kremlin's desire to protect its president from potential tensions at the summit due to Russian full-scale invasion into Ukraine. This will allow Putin to avoid direct confrontation with other world leaders, including US President Joe Biden. The latter called Russian President "war criminal."

• On November 8, it became known that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will participate in G20 summit online. 

• On the same day, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo announced that Putin will also participate in the summit remotely. 

• Instead, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Volodymyr Ogryzko stated that  Putin will not participate in G20 summit.