Moscow - Sputnik. Berdev said in a statement to Sputnik, "The United States informed us through bilateral channels, that it will not invite a number of leaders this year, due to some restrictions applied against them."We continue to work with the American side to ensure that they finally commit to implementing the necessary measures, which they have to do as the host country of this event." Taking a confrontational approach to multilateral economic cooperation issues and trying to politicize a purely economic forum.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Washington informed us that it does not intend to invite Putin to attend the summit of the "APEC" forum
2023-09-26T03:49:42.408Z
Highlights: Russian Foreign Ministry: Washington informed us that it does not intend to invite Putin to attend the summit of the "APEC" forum. Ambassador for Special Assignments at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Marat Berdev, said on Tuesday that the U.S. has informed Russia that it will not invite a number of leaders this year, due to some restrictions applied against them. Taking a confrontational approach to multilateral economic cooperation issues and trying to politicize a purely economic forum, Berdev said.

Ambassador for Special Assignments at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Marat Berdev, said on Tuesday that the United States has informed Russia that it does not intend to invite some leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
Source: sputnik