"This time, three of the world's most powerful leaders are missing an unprecedented occurrence in the history of the organization: US President Donald Trump, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping. Xi offered no explanation for his withdrawal. Putin, under the shadow of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over the war in Ukraine, faces the constant risk of detention abroad and has not attended in person since 2019."
""It shows that the three bullies of world politics clearly no longer attach much importance to this event each for very different reasons," political scientist Johannes Varwick wrote to DW. Varwick, a professor of international relations at the University of Halle, added: "This is not a good sign for the kind of multilateralism that has long been cultivated in the Group of 20.""
The G20 unites leading industrial nations and emerging economies, including 19 countries plus the EU and African Union, representing over 80% of global economic output. The current summit marks an unprecedented absence of US President Donald Trump, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and China's Xi Jinping. Xi provided no explanation; Putin risks detention under an ICC arrest warrant related to the Ukraine war and has not attended in person since 2019. The United States sent no delegation after Trump alleged persecution and killings of white South African farmers, claims rejected by the South African government and not supported by Berlin. Political scientist Johannes Varwick characterizes the absences as a negative sign for multilateralism.
Read at www.dw.com
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