Rishi Sunak said "countries should not invade their neighbours" as he condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the G20 summit in Bali. Facing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the plenary hall, the Prime Minister called on Moscow to "get out of Ukraine and end this barbaric war" as he blamed the conflict for worsening global economic challenges.
He criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for shunning the meeting, saying: "Maybe if he had (been there), we could get on with sorting things out." The two-day gathering of leaders of the world’s major economies was opened by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who said the world would struggle to move forward "if the war does not end".
The annual summit comes as G20 nations are deeply divided over Russia’s actions in Ukraine, which have pushed up food and energy prices around the world. In his remarks, Mr Sunak said the the context for this G20 "is stark".
