It Turns Out That This Is The Reason Putin Is Not Present At The G20 Bali Summit

Illustration of the G20 forum in Bali (Photo: Antara)

The 17th G20 Summit will be held in Bali on 15-16 November 2022. In this regard, President Jokowi has invited the leaders of the G20 group countries to attend the conference in Bali, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, the latest news stated that Putin was not present at the G20 Bali Summit.

Quoted by VOI from Reuters, Thursday, November 10, 2022, Deputy for Coordination of Maritime Sovereignty and Energy at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment in Indonesia, Jodi Mahardi said Putin's presence at the G20 Summit would be represented by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Jodi added that Putin would attend one of the G20 Summit forums virtually.

In line with Jodi, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan also confirmed that Vladimir Putin would not attend the Bali G20 Summit forum.

"I think the Russian president has been officially informed that he did not come, but was represented by his top brass," said Luhut after visiting the Command Center at the Bali Police Headquarters, Thursday, November 10, 2022, quoted from CNN Indonesia.

Luhut said that President Jokowi had established communication with Putin before the peak of the G20 Summit.

"Mr. President has conveyed that he also called President Putin as Chairman of the G20. The President certainly wants to accommodate all of them. He communicates with all the leaders and I think that's what happened and maybe that's for the best for all of us," he said.

Luhut, who is Luhut, who is the Head of the Support Division for Organizing the G20 event, explained the reason for Putin's absence from the G20 Summit.

Luhut said that Putin could not be present in Bali directly, possibly because he was busy in his country. He also asked that Putin's decision not to attend was appreciated.

"Yes, maybe there is a busy schedule of President Putin in the country and we also have to respect," said Luhut.

Besides Putin, Luhut also said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would also miss the G20 forum.

"The same (did not come) neither did the two of them. They also have a busy schedule that we must respect. But the President (Jokowi) has carried out his function as Chairman of the G20 to communicate trying to make peace," he said.

This statement was made by Luhut after the Head of the Russian Embassy Protocol in Jakarta, Yulia Tomskaya, confirmed that Putin would not attend the G20 Summit in Bali.

Luhut Binsar Panjaitan stated that Indonesia's preparations in welcoming the peak of the G20 Summit had reached 100 percent.

"I think it's 100 percent. We're ready, just wait. There are also Mr. General Sigit (Kapolri) and General Andika (TNI Commander), everything is ready," he said.

In a review of the readiness of the Bali Police's "Command Center", Luhut stated that the security readiness of the TNI-Polri was ripe with the use of advanced features capable of detecting all forms of threats of security disturbances that would occur.

"I saw earlier the police and the TNI, one in securing the G20 Summit. At the same time, with the development of professionalism in the police that they have provided or used new technologies and can link with what the TNI has," he said.

According to Luhut, the G20 Summit is a means of proof that Indonesia under the leadership of President Joko Widodo shows a successful leadership model to bridge the needs of various G20 member countries.

This is information regarding the reason Putin was not present at the G20 Bali Summit.