Despite major differences of opinion over the war in Ukraine, the G20 group of leading industrialized and emerging countries adopted a joint final statement at their Bali summit. In the statement, the vast majority of heads of state and government condemned in the strongest possible terms the Russian offensive war, which has been going on for more than eight months.
Russia’s deviant attitude was also recorded. Moscow was represented at the top only with the second row. President Vladimir Putin decided not to fly to Bali from the very beginning, he was represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. However, Lavrov left the summit early on Tuesday – many hours before the statement was passed. Prior to the summit, it was uncertain whether there would be a joint final note. Since the beginning of the Russian war against Ukraine, the G20 has been divided.
stop waging war
In their statement, the states now refer to a United Nations resolution calling on Russia to cease hostilities and immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine. “Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine,” it said. It exacerbates the problems of the world economy, weakens growth and raises inflation. Russia’s position is contrasted with the sentence: “There were different views and different assessments of the situation.”
What is striking is that the Russian attack is clearly described as a war – and not as a “military special operation” as Putin suggested. The heads of state and government also found clear words about nuclear weapons. “The use or threat of using nuclear weapons is intolerable.” Most recently, the illegal annexation of four occupied Ukrainian territories has fueled concerns that Putin could use nuclear weapons.
No success in terms of energy security
On the other hand, the West has not achieved great success in terms of energy security, which is endangered, especially in Europe, by the drastically reduced supply of oil and gas from Russia.
“Deeply concerned” about the global food crisis
The G20 also expressed “deep concern” over the global food crisis and called for continuation of the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports. They want to step up their efforts to protect the climate – the G20 countries are themselves responsible for 80 percent of CO2 emissions. In addition to the EU, the group also includes Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Great Britain, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Source: Krone
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