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President-elect Donald Trump has not welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend his inauguration in Washington next month, the Kremlinsaid Thursday.No, he hasnt, Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskovtold press reporters when asked if Trump had extended an invite for Putin to go to the Jan.
20 transfer of power ceremony at the Capitol.A foreign leader has actually never attended a U.S.
presidents inauguration, which is normally participated in by ambassadors and other diplomats.CBS Newsreported Wednesday that Trump had invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping to his inauguration quickly after he was chosen in early November.
The broadcaster, mentioning confidential sources, stated it was not clear whether Xi had accepted the invitation.Trumps group reportedly raised the possibility of hosting other leaders, consisting of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbn who was still thinking about going to the inauguration.The Washington Post formerly reported that Trump likewise had a telephone call with Putin after his election in early November.
Peskovdenied that the Trump-Putin call ever took place.Putin has actually restricted his foreign travel after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in 2023 over the deportation of Ukrainian children during Russias invasion of Ukraine.Outgoing U.S.
President Joe Biden called the ICC arrest warrant for Putin justified, while the Kremlin dismissed it as unacceptable.Neither Russia nor the United States are ICC members and do not acknowledge The Hague-based courts jurisdiction.Putin has actually limited his foreign travel after the International Criminal Court (ICC) released an arrest warrant for him in 2023 over the deportation of Ukrainian kids during Russias intrusion of Ukraine.Outgoing U.S.
President Joe Biden called the ICC arrest warrant for Putin justified, while the Kremlin dismissed it as unacceptable.Neither Russia nor the United States are ICC members and do not recognize The Hague-based courts jurisdiction.