Freeland joins finance leaders in G20 walkout over Russian invasion of Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland joined officers from different nationwide governments in a walkout at a G20 assembly Wednesday when the Russian delegation spoke on the occasion.
In a tweet Wednesday afternoon, Freeland — who’s in Washington, D.C. for the assembly of finance ministers and central financial institution chiefs — mentioned Russia “shouldn’t be taking part or included in these conferences” due to its invasion of Ukraine.
“This week’s conferences in Washington are about supporting the world economic system – and Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine is a grave risk to the worldwide economic system,” Freeland mentioned within the tweet.
She added that the world’s democracies wished to ship a message to Russia with the walkout.
“The world’s democracies is not going to stand idly by within the face of continued Russian aggression and battle crimes,” Freeland tweeted.
This week’s conferences in Washington are about supporting the world economic system – and Russia’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine is a grave risk to the worldwide economic system. Russia shouldn’t be taking part or included in these conferences. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/G20?src=hash&ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>#G20</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/IMFMeetings?src=hash&ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>#IMFMeetings</a>
—@cafreeland
Freeland has spoken out earlier than in opposition to Russian battle crimes in Ukraine and has mentioned Canada will work with allies to carry the perpetrators to justice.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s authorities has referred to as for Russia to be suspended from the G20.
Different finance leaders seen strolling out embrace Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, Financial institution of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, Chair of america Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, European Central Financial institution President Christine Lagarde and United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
