The world’s biggest economies have signalled weakening support for Ukraine, issuing a joint declaration that watered down previously agreed criticism of Russia’s war against the country and included only a broad reference to “human suffering” caused by Moscow’s 1,000-day invasion.
The statement from the leaders of the G20 group of advanced economies, which declined for a second year to issue an outright condemnation of Moscow’s invasion, came as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has come under increased pressure from some western allies to consider peace talks despite Russian troops occupying about a fifth of the country’s territory.
That pressure also came partly in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second term, after the US presidential election earlier this month. Trump has vowed to end the war as soon as possible and has threatened to cut off US military aid to Kyiv if Ukraine did not agree to negotiations with Russia.