Officials walk out of G20 meeting over Russia’s participation

Finance ministers from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and other countries participated in a walkout to protest Russia during a G20 meeting in Washington, DC on April 20, 2022 [Handout/Government of Canada via AFP]

Top finance officials from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have walked out of a meeting of the Group of 20 major economies (G20) in protest of Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine.

Britain’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday that British, US and Canadian officials left the G20 meeting in Washington, DC as Russian delegates spoke.