Russia returns to G20 table in Bangkok on U.S. invitation that angers Europe

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 1: Miniter of Finance for Russia Anton Siluanov sits in a plenary session on sovereign debt hosted by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the 2026 G20 Financial meetings on September 1, 2026 in Asheville, North Carolina. Melissa Sue Gerrits | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussia's finance minister attended a Group of 20 meeting in Bangkok on Thursday, his second in-person appearance at the event since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, testing how far Washington's rapprochement with Moscow will strain ties with Europe. Anton Siluanov and Bank of Russia Deputy Governor Elizaveta Danilova were listed as Russia's delegates at the finance ministers and central bank governors' meetings on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, according to a seating plan seen by CNBC. Siluanov was in the meeting, according to a person familiar with the matter. According to the layout document, Russian delegates were seated between attendees from South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil was also listed as an attendee. At the August G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, he told Siluan...