Foreign Ministers of the leading industrial and developing countries (G20) could not agree on a joint final statement because of divergences of opinion on the war in Ukraine.
The U.S. has expressed confidence that G20 foreign ministers will condemn the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a G20 member, during the meeting in India, which begins Wednesday evening.
The EU delegation will not support a statement at the G20 meeting if it did not include condemnation of Russia's war against Ukraine, as Reuters reports with reference to its own source.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined 10 proposals that comprise Ukraine’s "formula for peace" in his video address to the G20 summit in Bali.
The G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will kick off in Indonesia in exactly one week. "European Pravda" learned the draft decisions of this meeting and discovered that it carries a serious, albeit hidden, danger for Ukraine and the world. The Western partners do not realise they are handing the trump cards to the Russian aggressor.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stated that after Russian missile attacks on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine, President Putin’s invitation to the G20 Summit must be withdrawn, and Russia itself must be expelled from the G20.
Indonesia is ready to host the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, at this year's G20 summit in Indonesia. The parties have not yet confirmed their attendance.
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, virtually addressed the G20 meeting in Indonesia. He called for a resolute global response to Russian aggression. The Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs was not present during his speech.