Allies bristle as sanctioned Russian finance minister attends U.S.-hosted G20 summit

Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was left out of the “family photo” of finance ministers at a G20 meeting after complaints from Ukraine’s allies.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov met on the sidelines of a Group of 20 gathering in Asheville, North Carolina. This is the first time Siluanov traveled to a G20 meeting in person since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. At a separate meeting in Kyrgyzstan, I

As Moscow pounds Ukraine, the appearance by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was “quite troubling,” said one attendee. U.S. officials cited a need for “dialogue.”

Anton Siluanov excluded from event photo despite ‘productive’ meeting with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent