Boris's big COP26 moment suffers another blow with Vladimir Putin snub

Boris's big COP26 moment suffers another blow with Vladimir Putin snub
Boris's big COP26 moment suffers another blow with Vladimir Putin snub
Boris's big COP26 moment suffers another blow as Vladimir Putin confirms he is snubbing Glasgow summit along with China's Xi Jinping Boris Johnson is hoping to get climate change progress at the COP26 summit Vladimir Putin has confirmed he will not be attending the gathering in person China's Xi Jinping is also not expected to come to the summit in Glasgow 

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Boris Johnson's big COP26 moment suffered another blow today as Vladimir Putin confirmed he is snubbing the summit.

The Kremlin said the Russian president will not be attending the gathering in Glasgow at the end of the month.

It comes after China's Xi Jinping made clear he is not intending to travel to the UN event, heightening fears that the summit will fail to make significant progress in the fight against climate change.

Although both countries are expected to send delegations, the presence of national leaders is seen as crucial to add impetus to the process.

Mr Johnson has insisted he is hoping for a 'good' turnout in Glasgow, but pointed to the pandemic as a factor.    

The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin (left) will not be attending the gathering in Glasgow at the end of the month. China's Xi Jinping (right) is also not expected to go

The Kremlin said Vladimir Putin (left) will not be attending the gathering in Glasgow at the end of the month. China's Xi Jinping (right) is also not expected to go

Boris Johnson has insisted he is hoping for a 'good' turnout in Glasgow, but pointed to the pandemic as a factor

Boris Johnson has insisted he is hoping for a 'good' turnout in Glasgow, but pointed to the pandemic as a factor

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Covid situation was preventing Mr Putin from travelling.

'He will also not fly to Glasgow, unfortunately,' the spokesman said. 'We need to work out in what format it will be possible to speak via video conference, at what moment

'The issues that will be discussed in Glasgow right now form one of the priorities of our foreign policy.' 

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro have also not committed to attending. 

Who is coming to the COP26 summit? 

Even the Queen has been publicly complaining that she does not know who is coming to the big UN climate summit in Glasgow.   

CONFIRMED OR LIKELY

US president Joe Biden

Australian PM Scott Morrison

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett 

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan 

French president Emmanuel Macron 

Italian PM Mario Draghi 

Colombian president Ivan Duque

Swedish PM Stefan Lofven

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