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Reuters
Reuters
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By Andrea Shalal

Yellen blasts Russian officials for continued support of Putin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference, ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, July 14, 2022. Made Nagi/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen condemned Russia's "brutal and unjust war" in Ukraine and said Russian finance officials taking part in a G20 meeting in Indonesia on Friday shared responsibility for the "horrific consequences" of the war.

Yellen, speaking at the opening session of the gathering of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers on the Indonesian island of Bali, welcomed Ukraine's finance minister and blamed the negative spillovers of the war "solely" on Russia, a Treasury official said.

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