President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are scheduled to attend next month's G-20 summit in Indonesia. U.S. officials are taking steps to prevent the two presidents from meeting.

Last week, Biden opened the door to meet with Putin at the summit to discuss the release of American prisoners, including WNBA star Brittney Griner. But there have been no talks with the Kremlin about making a deal, and that is unlikely to change, Politico writes, citing administration officials.

According to officials, who note that the presidents may attend the same big plenary session, it cannot be ruled out that Biden and Putin's paths may cross at some point during the November summit. But U.S. officials have ruled out a formal meeting and are taking steps to ensure that the American president does not meet his Russian counterpart in the hallway or even in a group photo of the leaders.

The G-20 summit, to be held on the beautiful beaches of Bali, will be the most anticipated multinational meeting in years, as the war has tested Europe and the economy is on the verge of recession.  Not all countries present are expected to rally around Ukraine, as European countries have done.

This has created logistical problems for the White House. While Biden plans to avoid Putin, talks have begun between senior aides in Washington and Beijing about the first face-to-face meeting between Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the G-20 summit, officials said. Normally, the first meeting between the leaders of the world's two major superpowers would be the headliner, but Putin is ready to get everyone's attention.

There have been internal discussions in the White House for weeks about Putin's possible arrival after Indonesian officials announced that the Russian leader would attend the summit. There has been little disagreement in the West Wing over the conclusion that Biden should not meet with Putin.