Russian President Vladimir Putin says he won't go to G20 in Brazil

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs the meeting with the heads of leading media outlets from BRICS countries at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia, October 18, 2024. /CFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he would not attend the G20 summit in Brazil in November.

Putin said he had a "very good friendship" with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da