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Vladimir Putin declined personal participation in the G20 summit in Rome.
According to the Kremlin press service in an interview with the Prime Minister of the host country Mario Draghi, the head of state expressed readiness to attend plenary sessions via video link. Putin previously said that attending international summits endangers the lives of a large number of people who accompany him on trips.
“ It's not about me, & # 39; & # 39; the president answered the question of whether it is true that he avoids attending international meetings because he fears coronavirus infection.
The Kremlin Press Service has previously reported that the question of the possibility of Vladimir Putin's full-day participation in G20 events will be taken on the basis of the epidemiological situation in Russia and Italy. & nbsp;
In Italy, the situation is currently stable and Russia is the most problematic country in Europe in terms of morbidity and mortality.