Diplomatic Uproar: At US Invitation: Russian Finance Minister at G20 Meeting
When a Russian last spoke at a G20 finance ministers' meeting, there was an outcry. Now the Russian minister is personally on site. Could this be a harbinger?
The G20 finance ministers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, has been marred by controversy. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanow attended the meeting, the first time since the Ukraine war began, with German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil describing it as a "test of normalization" by the US hosts. Klingbeil had a direct conversation with Siluanow, telling him that the Russian government must end the war, and that Germany stands with Ukraine.
The meeting's format excluded major US media outlets, including Bloomberg and initially the New York Times, with the German finance ministry intervening to secure accreditation for the Times' correspondent.
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