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Reuters
Reuters
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By Aftab Ahmed and Christian Kraemer

France won't sign G20 communique unless it strongly condemns Russia

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of G20 finance ministers' meeting on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar

France will not sign off on a G20 communique unless it contains the same denunciation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it did last year, its finance minister said on Friday on the sidelines of a G20 meeting in India.

"I want to make very clear that we will oppose any step back from the leaders on the statement from the leaders in Bali on this question of war in Ukraine," Bruno Le Maire told a news conference.

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