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David Lawder and Dan Burns

Yellen says Russia should be expelled from G20, U.S. may boycott some meetings

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives to a roundtable meeting during the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that Russia should be expelled from the Group of 20 major economies forum, and the United States will boycott some G20 meetings if Russian officials show up.

Yellen, who spoke at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing, was referring to an April 20 G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, a Treasury spokesperson said – raising questions about the forum's role in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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