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Russia is moving reserve forces from across the country and assembling them near Ukraine for future offensive operations, UK military intelligence warned on Saturday, a day after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stormed out of G20 talks in Indonesia amid criticism of the war in Ukraine. Follow the day’s events…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday he had discussed Russian aggression in Ukraine during more than five hours of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and raised concerns over Beijing's alignment with Moscow.

A G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday demonstrated consensus behind the demand that Russia lift a blockade of Ukrainian grain exports, a Western official who attended the meeting said.

Russia's top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday a G20 meeting in Indonesia was a good opportunity to convey to Russia the concern of G7 nations and others about the adverse impact of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on the global economy.