Peskov: Putin does not intend to leave the G20 summit ahead of schedule

Vladimir Putin does not intend to leave the G20 summit ahead of schedule, which takes place in Australian Brisben. According to RIA Novosti, this was stated by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov. "This is a complete nonsense. Interlocutors raise this topic, but this is an ordinary routine atmosphere," Peskov said.

Earlier, several news agencies, citing a source in the Russian delegation, reported that in the wake of criticism the Russian president could fly away from Australia ahead of schedule. At the same time, the interlocutor Reuters noted that the Russian president was planned to meet in Moscow, and in this regard, he intended to skip the working session of the summit, which would be held on Sunday.

Earlier it became known that the European Union may impose new sanctions against Russia due to a crisis in Ukraine. This was announced in Brisben by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

“The current situation does not suit us. The list of new sanctions is on the agenda,” said the Chancellor, who has a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the summit.

A day earlier, the fact that the UK is ready to support the tightening of sanctions against Russia, said Prime Minister of this country David Cameron. On Saturday, in Brisben, the meeting of Putin and Cameron was held behind closed doors. Journalists were able to see only how the leaders greeted each other, shook hands and took places at the negotiating table.

"Vladimir Putin and David Cameron exchanged opinions about the current phase of the crisis in Ukraine. David Cameron outlined his vision of the current state of affairs in the southeast of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin gave a very detailed explanation," Peskov told Interfax at the end of the meeting. According to him, the theme of Ukraine "was actually the only" during the conversation.

Bloomberg reports that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a random meeting with Vladimir Putin in Brisben shook his hand with the words "Get out of Ukraine." The press secretary of Harper Jason McDonald told reporters about this. According to him, Putin answered "not in a positive way."

The official opening ceremony of the Big Twenty summit in Australian Brisben was held on Saturday morning, TASS reports. The event, which was held at the conference center of the city, was opened by a solemn ceremony, at which the artists performed the traditional dance of the Australian Aborigines on stage in front of the leaders of the G20 countries. At the ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat next to the head of South Africa Jaycob Zuma.