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((PLAYBOOK BRIEF SLUG: G20 - Ukraine - Indonesia (TV)
HEADLINE: Zelenskyy’s Invite to G20 Not Enough for Biden
TEASER: Russian president still coming despite Western shunning
PUBLISHED AT: 04/29/2022 at 823p
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
CONTRIBUTOR: Eva Mazrieva, Indonesian Service
DATELINE: Washington
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EDITOR NOTES: Radio track included. There is accompanying web. Please keep G20 in HL/ not G-20))
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[[Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who holds this year’s G-20 presidency, has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the group's summit in Bali later this year, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend. However, Zelenskyy’s invitation may not be enough to secure the attendance of U.S. and other Western leaders keen on isolating Moscow. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.]]
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As G-20 president 2022, Indonesia has chosen “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” as the theme of the group’s November summit in Bali –
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a proposal that could unravel amid geopolitical rivalries triggered by the war in Ukraine
((Joko Widodo, Indonesian President)) ((Indonesian need male English VO))
"We understand that G-20 is the catalyst for the recovery of the global economy and if we're talking about the global economic recovery, there are two main things that are important today, namely, first, the COVID-19 pandemic and second, the war in Ukraine."
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The host, Indonesian President Joko Widodo is under intense Western pressure to exclude Russia from the gathering of the group of 20 largest economies. However, Widodo has invited President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, even though Ukraine is not a G-20 member.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin remains on the guest list and plans to come, which means U.S. President Joe Biden will likely skip.
((Radio track: White House press secretary Jen Psaki))
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((Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary))
“Our understanding, and of course you could confirm this with the Indonesians as we have reached out to them privately, is that they did invite them (Russians) before the invasion. So any additional steps beyond that, I would certainly point to them. But we've conveyed our view that we don't think they should be a part of it, publicly and privately as well.”
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China’s support of Moscow in the G-20 has put Widodo in a tough position. Ultimately, his government may have to decide if Putin's attendance is worth risking the participation of several Western countries...
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...including Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
((Radio track: British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss))
((Liz Truss, U.K. Foreign Secretary))
“The G-20 can't function as an effective economic body while Russia remains at the table.”
((Radio: Gregory Poling, director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, via Skype))
((Mandatory courtesy/logo: Skype))
((Gregory Poling, Center for Strategic and International Studies))
“I think the perfect solution for Indonesia would be, they invite Zelenskyy and then the Russians say that Putin decided not to come and then Jokowi ((Joko Widodo)) doesn't have to make this decision.”
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Earlier this month the Biden administration signaled it wants the G-20 to discuss the international economic repercussions of the Russian invasion and potentially Ukraine’s reconstruction.
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That idea is likely to create further rifts at the forum, where many middle-power members want to focus on...
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...post-pandemic recovery, rather than the West’s goal of isolating Putin.
Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Washington.
NewsML Media TopicsConflict, War and Peace
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateApril 29, 2022 20:40 EDT
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
