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West: Europe protests as U.S. invites Russian minister to G20, creating a diplomatic rift. ·
Elsewhere: Trump welcomes Russia at G20 despite EU 'tantrum'.
Russian state media frames European objections to their G20 attendance as an emotional 'tantrum,' while Western media frames it as a principled protest against normalizing relations with Moscow.
The US Treasury's invitation for Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to attend a G20 finance meeting has drawn sharp criticism from European allies, who view it as an inappropriate normalization of relations while the war in Ukraine continues. Some European officials boycotted the traditional group photo in protest.