Key facts
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told The Economist that Putin would not be invited to Britain's G20 summit.
- Burnham's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported remarks.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in September that Washington had invited Putin to a G20 meeting in Miami in December.
- Russia remains a G20 member despite Western efforts to isolate it following its invasion of Ukraine.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Russian President Vladimir Putin would not be invited to next year's G20 summit in Britain, The Economist reported on November 5. Asked by the newspaper whether Putin would be invited, Burnham said: "No."
Burnham's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, Reuters reported.