Putin Accepts Invitation to Attend G20, Setting up Potential Biden Showdown

President Joe Biden (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. Biden is meeting his Russian counterpart, Putin, for the first time as president in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer - pool/Keystone via Getty Images

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the Group of 20 event in November, according to Indonesia’s president, as White House officials publicly expressed reservations about the matter.

“Last night at 7, I spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin,” Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in a statement Friday. “President Putin expressed his gratitude for the invitation to the G20 summit and he said he would attend.”