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View all search resultsIndonesia seeks G20 progress with Russia but Germany, France skeptical
Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadowed a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies last week, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a meeting and accused the West of "frenzied criticism".
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Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani addresses the second G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Washington, US, on April 20, 2022. She reminds G20 countries about the critical role of multilateralism to mitigate economic risks caused by Ukraine war. (Courtesy of Finance Ministry/-)
G20 finance leaders will meet in Bali this week for talks on issues like global food security and soaring inflation, but there was scepticism from Germany and France over Indonesia's hopes for common ground as tensions over Ukraine simmer.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine overshadowed a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of 20 major economies last week, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a meeting and accused the West of "frenzied criticism".
And at the most recent G20 finance leaders' meeting in Washington in April, officials from some Western nations left the room when it was the Russian representative's turn to speak.
Germany is expecting more open and direct discussions with Russia this time around, government sources said in Berlin on Wednesday.
"Most will want to adopt a different approach on the day, after April," one of the sources added.
But the source put a damper on hopes of agreement on a joint communique following the talks, sought by host Indonesia, saying Russia and China were expected to band together amid tensions with the West over the Ukraine war.
A French Finance Ministry source also said the G20 ministers were unlikely to agree on all issues for a communique, with the economic consequences of the war particularly disputed.
