Ending months of suspense, Putin’s decision avoids potential confrontations with other world leaders, including US president Joe Biden who has labeled the Russian president a “war criminal.” The Kremlin also risked Putin being shunned by European leaders at the Nov. 15-16 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.Also read: Russia not reliable: US after Jaishankar's 'will continue buying oil' messageBiden in March said Russia should be ejected from the G-20 in retaliation for the invasion that has triggered Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II and raised fears of nuclear escalation.China ConcernsZelenskiy spoke with Widodo by phone Nov. 3 about preparations for the G-20 and later told reporters that he won’t take part in the summit if Putin attends.Widodo told Bloomberg in August that Putin had confirmed to him that he would participate, though the Kremlin never stated publicly whether the Russian leader would travel to Bali or take part by video link.Russian officials hoped the summit would allow Putin to have informal contact with US and European counterparts but it became clear this wasn’t going to happen, according to Andrey Kortunov, head of the Kremlin-founded Russian International Affairs Council."