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As G-20 ministers gather in Delhi, Ukraine may dominate — despite India's own agenda

India wants to steer talks away from Russia, with which it's maintained ties despite the Ukraine invasion. Russia's top diplomat walked out of a previous G-20 summit over criticism of the war.

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French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

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Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G-20 meeting, snubbing India

TOKYO — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is unlikely to attend a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers in India on Wednesday, instead prioritizing parliamentary business, according to a government official.

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Yellen in surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US economic aid to Ukraine

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday to reaffirm U.S. support for Ukraine in its struggle against Russia's invasion and promote U.S. economic aid that is bolstering Ukraine's war effort.

Reuters

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 foreign ministers meet

NEW DELHI: Foreign ministers from around the world meet in New Delhi this week in the shadow of Russia's war in Ukraine and spiralling US-China tensions, with host India hoping that issues like climate change and Third World debt are not overlooked.

Bangkok Post

Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 - research

Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty to curb consumption is drawn up, according to research published on Monday.

Reuters

No G20 joint statement as China refuses to condemn Russia's war in Ukraine

G20 finance ministers on Saturday failed to adopt a joint closing statement at talks in India, after China sought to soften references to Russia and the war in Ukraine.

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China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion as G20 fails to reach agreement

G20 finance ministers failed to come to a consensus condemning Russia for its war on Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine war news – live: Putin will eventually be killed by his inner circle, Zelensky predicts

‘Predators will devour a predator’, says Ukrainian president

The Independent UK

G20 Warns War Repercussions Exacerbate Global Economy Fragility

Finance ministers of the world's largest economies on Saturday strongly condemned Moscow's war on Ukraine, with only China and Russia refusing to sign a joint statement. India, the current chair of the Group of Twenty (G20), was reluctant to raise the issue of the war, but Western countries insisted they…

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin accuses west of wanting to dismantle Russia – as it happened

Putin makes claim in TV address; mercenary boss and Ukraine make conflicting claims over control of Yahidne village

The Guardian - AU

G20 meeting: Germany regrets China's position on Ukraine war

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Saturday it was "regrettable" that China had blocked a Group of 20 communique to condemn Russia's war on Ukraine.

Reuters

G-20 meeting in India ends without consensus on Ukraine war

A meeting of finance chiefs of the Group of 20 leading economies has ended without a consensus, with Russia and China objecting to the description of the war in Ukraine in a final document

The Independent UK

G20 chair India says most members condemn Ukraine war

G20 chair India on Saturday said most members of the bloc "strongly condemned" the war in Ukraine and reiterated their positions demanding Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine.

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Stalemate as China seeks to soften G20 statement on Ukraine war

G20 finance ministers struggled on Saturday to agree a joint closing statement after their talks in India, with China seeking to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, according to officials.

Bangkok Post

China ‘seeks to water down’ Ukraine statement

BENGALURU, India: G20 finance ministers failed on Saturday to agree on a joint statement on the global economy at talks in India, as China sought to water down any reference to the Ukraine war, officials said.

Reuters

Yellen says 'absolutely necessary' for G20 to condemn war in Ukraine

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters that a strong statement condemning Russia's war in Ukraine was "absolutely necessary" for a communique from the G20 finance leaders' meeting in India concluding on Saturday.

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World Bank Promises ‘Concessionality’ in Debt Restructuring

The World Bank will "provide as much concessionality to the debt treatment" for distressed economies as possible, its president told a meeting with the International Monetary Fund, India, China, and other creditor nations on Saturday. The remarks come amid calls by China, the world's largest bilateral creditor, that global lenders…

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G20 Finance Chiefs Differ on Debt, Russia-Ukraine War

Finance leaders of the world's biggest economies were entangled in differences on Saturday over the war in Ukraine and on resolving the debt burden of distressed developing nations, participants said. The meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of 20 (G20), hosted by India, was likely…

Reuters

Most G20 nations condemn Russia for war, China silent

Finance chiefs of the world's largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement.

Reuters

G20 fails to reach consensus on Russia-Ukraine war -sources

G20 finance chiefs have been unable to reach a consensus on describing the war in Ukraine and are likely to end a meeting in India on Saturday without a joint communique, delegates said.

Reuters

IMF flags debt restructuring hurdles, says banning crypto should be an option

There are some disagreements over restructuring debt for distressed economies, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said on Saturday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting, adding that banning private cryptocurrencies should be an option.

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US Announces Sweeping New Russia Sanctions 1 Year into War

The US announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine. Russia’s metals and mining sector is among those targeted in one of the US Treasury Department's "most significant…

Radio France Internationale

France insists G20 condemn Russia's war in Ukraine 'in the strongest terms'

The anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine is looming over meetings of world financial leaders at the Group of 20 leading economies in India. France said on Friday it will not sign a final statement that does not condemn the war “in the strongest terms”.

The Independent UK

US announces sweeping new Russia sanctions 1 year into war

The U.S. has announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people

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