The Kremlin said that it is too early to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin's possible participation in the G20 summit in the US later this year.
“It is premature to talk about this. A decision has not yet been made,” Peskov told a press briefing in Moscow on Thursday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Washington had invited Putin to the G20 summit, scheduled to be held in Miami on December 14-15.
Rubio said the gathering would give the Russian president an opportunity to engage with US President Donald Trump and other world leaders.
Peskov said Russia will continue participating in the work of the G20, adding that a decision on whether Putin will attend the summit will be made later.
The last time Putin attended a G20 summit in person was in 2019. He participated in the 2020 and 2021 summits via videoconference and also spoke remotely at an extraordinary session of the G20's 2023 summit.
Russia-Armenia relations
Separately, Peskov addressed Russia's relations with Armenia, saying Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have agreed that the Armenian leader will visit Moscow in the “near future,” though a specific date has yet to be determined.
Peskov said Russia respects Armenia's sovereign rights but argued that it is “crucial” for Yerevan to choose between participation in the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), saying a “gradual shift toward other standards would not align with EAEU standards across a wide range of areas.”
Turning to the war in Ukraine, Peskov said the Kremlin had no information about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's announcement that Kiev had transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea. Zelenskyy made the announcement during his UN General Assembly speech in New York on Wednesday.
Citing an opposition lawmaker, Seoul-based The Korea Herald reported earlier Thursday that the North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine had arrived in South Korea several days ago.
Peskov also commented on remarks by Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, saying the Ukrainian president had not ruled out visiting Moscow for talks with Putin.
“Contacts between special services are continuing,” he said.
