US President Donald Trump said he would welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Florida, despite opposition from European allies and efforts by Ukraine and European countries to isolate Moscow. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the invitation to the summit, scheduled for December 14-15 in Miami. Trump said, “I don’t know if he’s coming. I would certainly love to have him,” while the Kremlin said it was grateful for the invitation but had not decided whether Putin would attend. The invitation drew criticism from EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas and a bipartisan group of US senators, coming after Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel exports, which led Ukrainian leader Zelensky to say he felt betrayed.
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