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"Russia’s foreign minister has hailed the G20 summit in Delhi as a success,
after Moscow was shielded from criticism over the Ukraine war in a joint
declaration.
“We were able to prevent the west’s attempts to Ukrainise the summit agenda,”
Sergei Lavrov said as the two-day meeting drew to a close.
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, hailed a diplomatic triumph after all
members of the group, including China, reached a toughly negotiated consensus
and signed a joint declaration on issues covering climate, economic cooperation
and, most divisively, the war in Ukraine.
The language on the invasion of Ukraine was noticeably softened, seemingly to
appease China and Russia, omitting any condemnation of Moscow or reference to
Russia’s aggressions, which was included in last year’s G20 joint statement
signed in Bali. The new wording drew criticism from Kyiv, which said the joint
statement was “nothing to be proud of”.
Lavrov claimed it was a diplomatic win for Russia, saying the declaration
“fully reflects our position”.
He said he had not expected western countries to agree to the statement, after
the Russian and Chinese delegations made it clear they no longer accepted the
wording used to condemn the invasion of Ukraine at last year’s summit."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
