Summary
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has outlined a ‘Ukrainian formula for peace’ in an address to world leaders gathered in Bali for the G20. He said that Russia must reaffirm the territorial integrity of Ukraine, withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory and pay compensation for damage caused.
The G20, including Russia, will deplore the economic impact of the Ukraine conflict, according to a draft communique, with ‘most’ members also condemning the war. The draft notes there were “other views” and that the “G20 is not the forum to resolve security issues”, but members acknowledged that security issues could “have significant consequences for the global economy”.
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen has tested positive for Covid and cut short his trip to the G20. He hosted the Asean summit last week where he met leaders including Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. The White House has told reporters Joe Biden tested negative for Covid on Tuesday morning.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with China’s leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday morning, and called for Paris and Beijing to unite against the war in Ukraine.
Britain’s new prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the G20 that Russia’s president Vladimir Putin should have been prepared to face world leaders at the summit, saying Russia leaving Ukraine would be “the single biggest difference” to world affairs.
Five days before a controversial World Cup in Qatar, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pleaded for peace on behalf of the footballing community and called for a one month ceasefire in Ukraine for the course of the tournament.
G20 draft communique shows 'most' members condemn war in Ukraine
The G20, including Russia, will deplore the economic impact of the Ukraine conflict, according to a draft communique, with ‘most’ members also condemning the war.
“This year, we have also witnessed the war in Ukraine further adversely impact the global economy,” the draft reads.
Countries “reiterated our national positions” and “most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine”, it adds.
“It is causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy.”
The draft notes there were “other views” and that the “G20 is not the forum to resolve security issues”, but members acknowledged that security issues could “have significant consequences for the global economy”.
The draft statement seen by news agency AFP will also call for the extension of a deal with Russia that allows the export of Ukrainian grain.
The invasion of Ukraine has caused a disastrous spike in global food and energy prices, tipping millions more into poverty and raising the spectre of famine for some.
Ukraine is one of the world’s top grain producers, and the Russian invasion blocked 20m tonnes of grain in its ports until the United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal giving shipments safe passage.
That deal expires Saturday, and the draft communique urges its “full, timely and continued implementation”.
The document, which must still be approved by G20 leaders before it is officially issued at the summit’s close on Wednesday, warns “today’s era must not be of war.”
It calls the use or threats to use nuclear weapons “inadmissible”, after rhetoric from Russian President Vladimir Putin on their possible use in Ukraine.
