Russia praises India for 'constructive role' as G20 President, accuses 'collective West' of trying to isolate Moscow

The Russian foreign ministry praised the "constructive role" of the Indian presidency and its efforts to have a "fair consideration of interests and positions of all countries." It said that the balanced approaches formulated in this context create a good foundation for responding to modern challenges in the area of global finance and related sectors, including support for economic growth and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Russia on Sunday accused the "collective West" of a confrontational approach towards Moscow over the situation in Ukraine, resulting in the G20 finance ministers' meeting in Bengaluru ending without a joint communique. The meeting was unable to agree on making any references to the war in Ukraine due to opposition by Russia and China. India, in its capacity as the holder of the G20 presidency, issued a chair's summary at the end of the meeting.

The Russian foreign ministry praised the "constructive role" of the Indian presidency and its efforts to have a "fair consideration of interests and positions of all countries." It said that the balanced approaches formulated in this context create a good foundation for responding to modern challenges in the area of global finance and related sectors, including support for economic growth and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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"The balanced approaches formulated in this context create a good foundation for responding to modern challenges in the area of global finance and related sectors, including support for economic growth and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals,” news agency PTI quoted Russian foreign ministry as saying.

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However, the Russian foreign ministry expressed regret that the activities of the G20 continue to be destabilized by the collective West and used in an anti-Russian, purely confrontational manner. It alleged that the United States, the EU, and the G7 continue their paranoid attempts to isolate Russia and shift the blame for the provoked problems in the area of international security and the global economy onto it.

”We regret that the activities of the G20 continue to be destabilised by the collective West and used in an anti-Russian, purely confrontational manner,” it said.

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”Our opponents, primarily the United States, the EU and the G7, continue their paranoid attempts to isolate Russia and shift the blame for the provoked problems in the area of international security and the global economy onto it,” it added.

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According to the Russian foreign ministry, the West is throwing up absurd interpretations of the situation in Ukraine. It claimed that the fully approved text of the document, except for the wording on Ukraine, had become a hostage to this aggressive line. The results of the meeting never received an agreed status and were released only as a statement by the chairman, not as a joint work. Russia and China expressed a resolute protest in this regard.

The Russian foreign ministry said that a wide range of measures was agreed upon during the substantive dialogue on topical financial issues, designed to give an additional impetus to the global economy and financial markets. It is unfortunate that the G20 meeting failed to come out with a joint communique, but it is clear that the situation in Ukraine remains a contentious issue that divides the G20 member countries.

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