Biden says he wants Russia out of the G-20

President Joe Biden says that he wants Russia out of the G-20 during a press conference Thursday in Brussels. The G-20, or Group of Twenty, is an intergovernmental forum of 19 countries and the European Union that works on major global issues.

US President Joe Biden said “It depends on the G20. I, that was raised today and I raised the possibility if that can't be done, if Indonesia and others do not agree, then we should, in my view, ask to have both Ukraine be able to attend the meetings, as well as, well basically Ukraine being able to attend the G20 meeting to observe.”

Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid in response to the continued Russia Military operation. Biden and NATO allies have previously stressed that the U.S. and NATO would not put troops on the ground in Ukraine. It was not immediately clear if the president intended to suggest that such an attack would lead to the U.S. or allies deploying troops to help Ukraine.