Foreign Minister Lavrov abandoned two G20 sessions in Indonesia when his German and Ukrainian people spoke.
Diplomatic officials said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov left the meeting on the morning of July 8 when his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock began criticizing Russia for a special military campaign in Ukraine.
Mr. Lavrov also left a afternoon session before Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.
These sessions are within the first working day of the G20 Foreign Ministers Summit in Bali, Indonesia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting in Bali, Indonesia on July 8.
During the press conference on the same day, Foreign Minister Lavrov said Western partners avoided obeying the tasks of the G20 and discussing world economic issues, instead turned to violently criticizing Russia for the situation in Ukraine
Despite the behavior of Western colleagues, in fact, not being supported by the developing countries, the useful discussion allows us to ask very difficult questions for Western colleagues.
Indonesia, the host of the G20 Foreign Minister, called for the end of the Russian -Ukrainian conflict through negotiations.
The G20 Foreign Ministers Conference today was covered by the news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while campaigning.
The Russian Foreign Minister said that the West would deviate at the G20 Conference, emphasizing that he would not chase the US to search for dialogue.
Secretary of State Lavrov said that Ukrainians always thought that everyone was the same when a reporter asked about the allegations of Moscow to steal Kiev's grains.