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Aisyah Llewellyn

‘Not G19’: Why Indonesia won’t bar Russia from the G20

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo is facing a substantial diplomatic challenge with the upcoming G20 Summit [File: Agus Suparto/Presidential Palace via AFP]

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesia is “in consultation” with other members of the G20 amid growing calls for Russia to be barred from the economic forum’s November summit in Bali.

Some members of the intergovernmental group of 19 countries and the European Union have been threatening to boycott the event if Russian President Vladimir Putin and delegates from Moscow are allowed to attend, leaving Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is better known as Jokowi and holds the annual presidency this year, in a potentially fraught position.

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