President Biden and other world leaders gathering in New Delhi for the G20 summit signed a weak denunciation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing criticism from across the political spectrum.
“All states must refrain from the threat or use of force to pursue territorial acquisitions,” leaders at the G20 summit in New Delhi, a gathering of the world’s largest economies, said in their annual joint statement.
The carefully worded statement avoided any condemnation of Russia’s aggression, repeatedly referring to the conflict as the “war in Ukraine” and avoiding terms such as “invasion.”
And in a concession to win support from Moscow, which it signed, the statement noted that “there were different views and assessments of the situation” in Ukraine.
Critics criticized the flaccid language.
“That’s a big victory for Russia,” Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) told the Post. “The fact that there are still no members of the G20 who are willing to condemn [Russia] for their invasion… shows that international support is simply not there” for Ukraine.
President Biden and other world leaders at the G20 summit in India issued a statement against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
“I have as much confidence in Biden’s ability to strengthen us with our allies as I do in him walking up the stairs of Air Force 1,” Mills said.
Svitlana Romanko of the pro-Ukrainian group Razom We Stand denounced the statement as “weak” and “cowardly for not even mentioning Russia or its ongoing war crimes,” Politico reported.
CNN’s Jim Sciutto, normally a Biden ally, also disparaged the statement.
President Biden with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ZUMAPRESS.com
“It is surprising that a large-scale invasion of a sovereign state can only bring together this combination of statements,” Sciutto wrote in Xformerly Twitter.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan defended the statement, calling it “consequential.”
“From our perspective, [the statement] does a very good job of upholding the principle that states cannot use force to pursue territorial acquisitions,” Sullivan told CNN.
President Biden with world leaders at the G20 in New Delhi. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
The annual summit communique, which took days of negotiation to craft, also addressed climate finance, cryptocurrencies and green energy initiatives, including a phase-out of coal power and an agreement to provide $4 trillion of low-cost financing annually for expected energy. transition.
Footage from the summit showed Biden chatting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the International Exhibition and Convention Center and happily greeting other world leaders, including the summit’s host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Biden shared a warm handshake with Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and flashed a big smile at the man whom the president once vowed to make an international “pariah.”
Leaders of all participating nations approved a joint declaration after days of tough negotiations.POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were absent from the forum, which normally serves as an opportunity for world leaders to meet and discuss issues of mutual interest.
With pole cables
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