G20 countries reach compromise wording in joint declaration on Russia-Ukraine war

On September 9, the summit of the "Group of Twenty" countries agreed on a joint declaration, finding compromise wording in the blocs regarding the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine.

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, announced this, Reuters writes.

"Thanks to the hard work of all teams, we have reached a consensus on the declaration of the G20 leaders' summit. I announce the approval of the declaration," said the Indian government official.

As Modi said, the approval of the declaration shows that the participants were able to find compromise formulations in the blocs related to Russia's war against Ukraine.

However, the prime minister did not provide details on the agreed-upon wording.

Among the countries that are part of the G20, there are very different positions on the issue of Russia's war against Ukraine:

• Western countries are advocating more decisive condemnation of Russia,
• The nations of the Global South want more focus on economic issues.

The agency suggests that wording could be similar to that identified for the declaration of the summit in Indonesia in 2022. It was noted that most countries condemn Russia for the unleashed war, but there are also other views.

In the summit's draft declaration, which journalists reviewed, there was no text in the "geopolitical situation" section yet.

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On September 9, India's summit of the world's twenty-largest economies began. The purpose of the leaders' meeting will be to discuss important topics, including economic ones.

This meeting will be held without Ukraine, but Russia and the African Union representatives will attend it.

It should be noted that the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Subramanyam Jaishankar, confirmed that Ukraine was not invited to the upcoming G20 summit, which will be held in India on September 9-10.

According to him, India decided not to invite Ukraine because the G20 deals with growth and development, not conflict resolution, which should take place in the UN Security Council.

It should be noted that the leader of China, Xi Jinping, and the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, did not attend the summit.

"I'm disappointed … but I'm going to meet with him," Biden told reporters about the Chinese leader's absence from the summit.