US invites Putin to December G20 meeting

The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin ⁠to a December G20 meeting in Miami, Florida where he could hold a summit with President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

The Kremlin said Russia would consider the invitation.

Mr Rubio, speaking after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, said the US ‌remained open to ⁠engaging with Russia on the war in Ukraine, despite stalled efforts to bring an end to the conflict.

"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," Mr Rubio ⁠said.

Mr Putin and Mr Trump met in Anchorage, Alaska in ‌August last year, but Mr Putin has not visited the lower ⁠48 ‌states since before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.