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  • G7 Summit 2024: World leaders accuse China of ‘enabling’ Russian war in Ukraine |

    New Delhi: In a significant escalation of diplomatic rhetoric, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders stand strongly against Beijing and warned China to stop sending weapons components to Russia against the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Global leaders asked China to follow the world trade rules.

    As the annual Group of Seven (G7) summit held in Italy concluded successfully, the world leaders warned China and said that their support for Russia is enabling its war in Ukraine, CNN reported.

    According to Al Jazeera, the United States is increasing its diplomatic efforts to persuade Europe to take a firmer position on China regarding its support for Russia’s military-industrial complex.

    This steps out after the United States increased its diplomatic efforts to convince Europe to adopt a tougher stance on China regarding its support for Russia’s military-industrial complex, as reported by Al Jazeera.

    “China’s ongoing support for Russia’s defence industrial base is enabling Russia to maintain its illegal war in Ukraine and has significant and broad-based security implications,” the G7 leaders said, ANI reported.

    The world leaders took a call on China to cease the transfer of dual-use materials, including weapons components and equipment, that are major inputs for Russia’s defence sector.

    The leaders also warned further actions including sanctions to punish Chinese entities that they say are helping Russia circumvent Western embargoes.

    “We will continue taking measures against actors in China and third countries that materially support Russia’s war machine, including financial institutions, consistent with our legal systems, and other entities in China that facilitate Russia’s acquisition of items for its defence industrial base,” the joint statement read, as per ANI reports.

    Earlier, American officials have accused China of helping Russia to expand military manufacturing which includes the exports of semiconductors, materials and machine tools they say are enabling Moscow to ramp up production of tanks, munitions and armoured vehicles, Al Jazeera reported.

    Beijing refuted the allegation and said that it has not provided weapons to either side and maintains tight export controls on dual-use goods.

  • Russian officials allege being rebuked at G20 Finance Ministers meet in Bengaluru

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Russian officials have alleged that they were rebuked during a session in Bengaluru during the just concluded G20 Finance Ministers meet.

    “We know who you are, where you live and where to find you and we won’t forget you are personally responsible for the conflict in Ukraine,” is what the Russian officials have alleged was told to them during one of the sessions during the meet. They allege that those who said it was from  Germany and Canada.

    German officials have denied saying anything to that effect, while no response could be received from the Canadian side.

    “When the West talks of peace, they should be a little more responsible in the way they speak with others. This way of speaking, which sounds like a threat, in such a high-profile event isn’t what we or anyone expected,” according to Russian officials.

    No such incidents were reported in the earlier events that India has been hosting under its G20 Presidency. The next upcoming event that is going to be high-profile is the G20 Foreign Ministers meet that will take place in Delhi on March 1st and 2nd. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov is expected to attend this event and so is the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

    Meanwhile, earlier on Friday, Blinken in an interview with the Atlantic had said that India among other nations has the influence to directly engage with Russia and added that he urged New Delhi along with China to persuade Moscow against using tactical nuclear weapons.

    “There was language coming out of Moscow that suggested that he would look to the use of tactical nuclear weapons. But we urged, I think successfully, that other countries might have a little bit more influence with Russia – like India and China – to engage him directly about their absolute opposition to any use of nuclear weapons,” said Blinken.

    Blinken also said that India was on a trajectory away from alignment with Russia and moving into partnership with the US and other countries.

    NEW DELHI: Russian officials have alleged that they were rebuked during a session in Bengaluru during the just concluded G20 Finance Ministers meet.

    “We know who you are, where you live and where to find you and we won’t forget you are personally responsible for the conflict in Ukraine,” is what the Russian officials have alleged was told to them during one of the sessions during the meet. They allege that those who said it was from  Germany and Canada.

    German officials have denied saying anything to that effect, while no response could be received from the Canadian side.

    “When the West talks of peace, they should be a little more responsible in the way they speak with others. This way of speaking, which sounds like a threat, in such a high-profile event isn’t what we or anyone expected,” according to Russian officials.

    No such incidents were reported in the earlier events that India has been hosting under its G20 Presidency. The next upcoming event that is going to be high-profile is the G20 Foreign Ministers meet that will take place in Delhi on March 1st and 2nd. Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov is expected to attend this event and so is the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

    Meanwhile, earlier on Friday, Blinken in an interview with the Atlantic had said that India among other nations has the influence to directly engage with Russia and added that he urged New Delhi along with China to persuade Moscow against using tactical nuclear weapons.

    “There was language coming out of Moscow that suggested that he would look to the use of tactical nuclear weapons. But we urged, I think successfully, that other countries might have a little bit more influence with Russia – like India and China – to engage him directly about their absolute opposition to any use of nuclear weapons,” said Blinken.

    Blinken also said that India was on a trajectory away from alignment with Russia and moving into partnership with the US and other countries.