by Stanley Widianto and David Brunnstrom
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia, which hosts the G20 on Friday, has urged the group’s foreign ministers to help end the war in Ukraine, as Russia’s top diplomat accused the West of wasting its chances. conflict.
In remarks after the talks ended, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the meeting in Bali was dominated by the war and its impact on food and energy security, which is discussed at almost every bilateral meeting.
It is not clear whether any agreement was reached during the meeting.
At the beginning of the day, when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov greeted Retno, cries of “When will you stop the war” and “Why don’t you stop the war” were heard.
Lavrov said that the ministers of Western countries “immediately deviated to widespread criticism of the Russian Federation regarding the situation in Ukraine, as soon as they spoke.”
“‘Aggressors’, ‘invaders’, ‘occupants’ – we heard a lot today,” Lavrov told reporters after the first session of talks, where he sat between representatives of Mexico and Saudi Arabia.
Russia describes the war as a “special military operation” to undermine the Ukrainian military and eliminate what it calls dangerous nationalists.
Ukraine and its Western supporters say Russia is engaged in an imperial-style land grab with no justification for occupation.
source: Noticias
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