German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul Friday said that the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G20 meeting could be the start of \u201cserious negotiations\u201d to end Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. President Donald Trump invited the Russian president to the next G20 summit in Miami scheduled for December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the EU\u2019s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas expressed strong reservations about the invitation.
But Germany\u2019s Wadephul struck a more optimistic tone during a press conference with his Canadian counterpart in Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The invitation \u201cwill be a litmus test really, also for Vladimir Putin to negotiate. So these kind of opportunities, one would have to take advantage of,\u201d he said. \u201cRepeatedly we have asked the Russian government and Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiation table. And if it is a possibility, then perhaps it would be at least a start to serious negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then added that the prerequisite for a meaningful conversation would be for a ceasefire to be in place during the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand said she was surprised by Trump\u2019s invitation to Putin, but added that Canada would show up regardless because that would be \u201cwhat diplomacy truly is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wadephul\u2019s remarks diverged from his government\u2019s official position. Chancellor Friedrich Merz\u2019s spokesperson, Stefan Kornelius, had said earlier this week that \u201cthe German government does not view relations with Russia as business as usual\u201d and that it was coordinating a joint response with its partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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