‘Lively, any lively, sinful!’
The effects of the war in Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion were still being felt even after a full moon had passed until several delegations of Western countries acted out of the meeting before Moscow representatives spoke.
The incident is believed to have occurred during a Group of 20 (G20) meeting last Wednesday when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed disapproval of the presence of senior Russian officials before acting to walk away from the meeting.
The move was followed by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde.
It clearly shows that these countries are protesting and opposing the atrocities committed by Russia on February 24 last against Ukraine.
It is believed among the Russian representatives present at the meeting were Russian Deputy Finance Minister Timur Maksimov while Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and the governor of the Russian central bank participated virtually.
For information, the G20 is an intergovernmental forum consisting of 19 countries and the European Union.
Among the key functions of the G20 are to discuss issues related to the global economy including international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
The G20 member countries are Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, the US, India, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom (UK), China, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea.
The G20 meeting this time was chaired by Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Washington who called for the cooperation of all member countries to work together in resolving the problem of sluggish global economic growth.
Going back to the original news, sources said that Yellen told the audience that ‘nothing can be done’ with Russia regarding the global economy.
Moreover, in the official Twitter belonging to the UK Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak, called on the whole world to unite in opposing Russia.
As a result of the ‘exit’ action by some Western superpowers, it indirectly reinforces concerns about the divisions between countries that will hit the world economy.
Meanwhile, G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are said to have met on the sidelines of a semi -annual conference held by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington.
The conference is believed to highlight topics of war in Ukraine, food security issues and ongoing recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
