Overnight World Report · September 30, 2026, 12:41 AM CDT
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- Russia Challenges South Africa’s Exclusion From G20 Summit (via indepthnews.net)
Russia Challenges South Africa’s Exclusion From G20 Summit.
At the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Russia’s objection to South Africa’s exclusion from the forthcoming G20 summit in the United States, while emphasising the importance of multilateral institutions and the place of Africa in the emerging international order.
Lavrov described in some detail Russia’s assessment of the current state of relations with the United States.
His remarks also touched on broader questions confronting Africa and other countries of the Global South and East as they seek to strengthen the multilateral foundations of the international system and counter what they regard as neocolonial practices.
The 2026 G20 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled for Miami, Florida, on 14–15 December. The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend, an invitation US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed after talks with Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
The invitation has prompted renewed discussion about diplomatic engagement with Russia. But Lavrov argued that invitations to a G20 summit should be viewed differently because members participate in the group on an equal footing.
Explaining Russia’s position at his UN press conference, Lavrov said an invitation from the country holding the rotating presidency should essentially inform a G20 member of when and where the meeting is taking place rather than determine whether that member is entitled to participate.[1]
Public-domain U.S. government video: The White House, September 24, 2026 — “President Trump Attends the United Nations General Assembly”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
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