A declaration released by the Group of Twenty nations did not appear to condemn Russia for the war in Ukraine, a stark difference from the group’s statement about the war last year.
“The nations of the G20 managed to agree a final declaration of the summit in New Delhi that acknowledges the lack of consensus among the world’s top economies regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Reuters reported earlier that the Ukrainian issue had been a major stumbling block in finalizing the document as the Western push for strong condemnation of Russia over its military operation in the neighboring country faced resistance from other G20 members.
According to the agency, the paragraph devoted to the ‘geopolitical situation’ remained blank in the declaration’s draft on Friday.
The document stressed that ‘there were different views and assessments of the situation’ among the members about the conflict in Ukraine.
According to the declaration, the G20 leaders vow to ‘unite’ in tackling the impact of the crisis on the global economy. It also said that the group would ‘welcome all relevant and constructive initiatives that support a comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine’ that would uphold the principles of the UN Charter”. -RT
The effort to remove Russia from the world economy not only deepens divisions among the G20 countries but is one of the contributing factors as to why the era of the unipolar world will soon become a thing of the past.
At this point, even the surrender of Kiev won’t put a stop to the recently formed BRICS institutions aimed at boosting multipolarity and usurping the West’s neoliberal model of development.