{"id":4285,"date":"2023-02-25T13:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T13:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4285"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:28","slug":"g20-unable-to-reach-consensus-on-causes-of-war-between-russia-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/g20-unable-to-reach-consensus-on-causes-of-war-between-russia-and-ukraine\/2023\/02\/25\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"G20 unable to reach consensus on causes of war between Russia and Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENGALURU<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> G20<\/span> finance<\/span> chiefs<\/span> could<\/span> end<\/span> Saturday’s<\/span> meeting<\/span> in<\/span> India<\/span> without<\/span> a<\/span> joint<\/span> communiqu\u00e9<\/span> after<\/span> failing<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> consensus<\/span> on<\/span> how<\/span> to<\/span> account<\/span> for<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> high,<\/span> the<\/span> delegation<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> G7<\/span> allies<\/span> are<\/span> adamant<\/span> about<\/span> demanding<\/span> a<\/span> communiqu\u00e9<\/span> explicitly<\/span> condemning<\/span> Russia<\/span> for<\/span> its<\/span> neighbor’s<\/span> aggression,<\/span> which<\/span> Russian<\/span> and<\/span> Chinese<\/span> delegations<\/span> opposed,<\/span> they<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russia,<\/span> a<\/span> member<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> G20,<\/span> describes<\/span> its<\/span> actions<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> as<\/span> “military<\/span> special<\/span> operations”,<\/span> not<\/span> aggression<\/span> or<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Host<\/span> India<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> pushing<\/span> the<\/span> meeting<\/span> to<\/span> avoid<\/span> using<\/span> the<\/span> word<\/span> “war”<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> communiqu\u00e9,<\/span> G20<\/span> officials<\/span> told<\/span> Reuters.<\/span> India,<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> G20<\/span> presidency,<\/span> has<\/span> remained<\/span> broadly<\/span> neutral<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> war,<\/span> not<\/span> condemning<\/span> Russian<\/span> aggression,<\/span> seeking<\/span> a<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> solution,<\/span> and<\/span> ramping<\/span> up<\/span> purchases<\/span> of<\/span> Russian<\/span> oil.<\/span> I<\/span> am<\/span> letting<\/span> French<\/span> Finance<\/span> Minister<\/span> Bruno<\/span> Le<\/span> Maire<\/span> said<\/span> there<\/span> was<\/span> no<\/span> way<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> group<\/span> to<\/span> withdraw<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> joint<\/span> statement<\/span> agreed<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> G20<\/span> summit<\/span> in<\/span> Bali,<\/span> Indonesia<\/span> last<\/span> November,<\/span> saying<\/span> that<\/span> “most<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> members<\/span> are<\/span> at<\/span> war.<\/span> ”<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> criticized<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine,”<\/span> but<\/span> also<\/span> recognized<\/span> that<\/span> some<\/span> countries<\/span> view<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> differently.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> either<\/span> have<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> language<\/span> or<\/span> we<\/span> haven’t<\/span> signed<\/span> the<\/span> final<\/span> communiqu\u00e9,”<\/span> Lemaire<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> on<\/span> Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Federal<\/span> Finance<\/span> Minister<\/span> Christian<\/span> Lindner<\/span> said<\/span> around<\/span> Friday’s<\/span> meeting<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> G20<\/span> should<\/span> not<\/span> fall<\/span> behind<\/span> previous<\/span> criticisms<\/span> of<\/span> Russia.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“This<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> war<\/span> started<\/span> by<\/span> (Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir)<\/span> Putin<\/span> and<\/span> requires<\/span> absolute<\/span> clarity.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Such<\/span> impasses<\/span> have<\/span> become<\/span> increasingly<\/span> common<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> G20,<\/span> a<\/span> forum<\/span> created<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> two<\/span> decades<\/span> ago<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> past<\/span> economic<\/span> crises,<\/span> but<\/span> more<\/span> recently<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> and<\/span> others<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> China<\/span> and<\/span> Russia.<\/span> are<\/span> hampered<\/span> by<\/span> differences<\/span> between<\/span> countries.<\/span> A<\/span> senior<\/span> G20<\/span> source<\/span> said<\/span> negotiations<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> communiqu\u00e9<\/span> were<\/span> difficult<\/span> because<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> China<\/span> blocked<\/span> proposals<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> West.<\/span> \u201cIndia<\/span> intends<\/span> to<\/span> comply<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Bali<\/span> documents,\u201d<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> source.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sources<\/span> and<\/span> several<\/span> other<\/span> officials<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> without<\/span> a<\/span> last-minute<\/span> surprise,<\/span> consensus<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> communiqu\u00e9<\/span> was<\/span> unlikely<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> meeting<\/span> would<\/span> likely<\/span> end<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> organizers<\/span> summarizing<\/span> the<\/span> discussions.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“If<\/span> no<\/span> consensus<\/span> is<\/span> reached,<\/span> India’s<\/span> option<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> issue<\/span> a<\/span> chairman’s<\/span> statement,”<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>India’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry,<\/span> finance<\/span> ministry<\/span> and<\/span> information<\/span> ministry<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> respond<\/span> to<\/span> requests<\/span> for<\/span> comment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BENGALURU (AP) – G20 finance chiefs could end Saturday’s meeting in India without a joint communiqu\u00e9 after failing to reach consensus on how to account for war in Ukraine high, the delegation said. The United States and its G7 allies are adamant about demanding a communiqu\u00e9 explicitly condemning Russia for its neighbor’s aggression, which Russian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,24,276,2407,2425,2480,2482],"tags":[1206,1207,1208,180,1204,1205],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2602368ee5203d1d45bbcfe39a16daef.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4287,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4285\/revisions\/4287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}