Ukraine criticizes the G20 Declaration for failing to condemn Russia’s invasion and declares that there is “nothing to be proud of”
The New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, which was approved at the G20 Summit on Saturday, was criticized by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, who said that it was “nothing to be proud of” since it failed to specifically name Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Concerns about the stark differences between the West and Russia-China on the continuing war in Ukraine led the G20 leaders to reach an agreement.
The New Delhi Declaration of the G20 nations, which declared on Saturday that “today’s era must not be one of war,” urged all states to uphold the fundamentals of international law, such as territorial integrity and sovereignty, and called for initiatives to bring about “a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace in Ukraine.”
Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry, tweeted on “X,” “Ukraine is grateful to the partners who tried to include strong wording in the text, but in terms of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Group of 20 has nothing to be proud of.”
Comparison of the Delhi and Bali Declarations
Despite urging all nations to abstain from using force to “seek territorial acquisition,” the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration omitted any reference of Russia in relation to the conflict in Ukraine. The spokeswoman said on Facebook that “it is obvious that the participation of the Ukrainian side (in the G20 meeting) would have allowed the participants to better understand the situation.”
He then shared a picture of the pertinent portion of the joint statement, in which he had marked out in red various passages and substituted language reflecting Ukraine’s stance as the victim of unjustified Russian attack.
The Bali Declaration from 2022 was different from this year’s in that it stated, “We reiterated our national positions as expressed in other fora, including the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, which, in Resolution No. ES-11/1 dated 2 March 2022, as adopted by majority vote (141 votes for, 5 against, 35 abstentions, 12 absent), deplores in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine and demands its complete and unconditional wit
Also included was the statement that “most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine.” According to the BBC, Russia and China had opposed to it, thus the announcement was made with their disapproval.
Additionally, the conflict is referred to as a “war in Ukraine” in this year’s statement as opposed to the Bali statement, which used the phrase “aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.” S. Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs, stated in response to inquiries about the shift in terminology that the New Delhi Declaration addresses the current state of affairs.
on the Bali Declaration’s shift in terminology on the war in Russia and Ukraine, New Delhi remains Delhi. Since the Bali Declaration, a lot of things have transpired, he added.
