G20 summit in Bali overshadowed by Ukraine war
- 2 years ago
The foreign ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) countries are attending a joint summit on Friday on the Indonesian island of Bali, amid tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in attendance despite objections from Western leaders. However, he left early and walked out of a morning session as German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock criticized Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
"The fact that the Russian foreign minister spent a large part of the negotiations here not in the room but outside the room underlines that there is not even a millimeter of willingness to talk on the part of the Russian government at the moment," Baerbock said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in attendance despite objections from Western leaders. However, he left early and walked out of a morning session as German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock criticized Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
"The fact that the Russian foreign minister spent a large part of the negotiations here not in the room but outside the room underlines that there is not even a millimeter of willingness to talk on the part of the Russian government at the moment," Baerbock said.