During the G20 impasse, China refuses to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Beijing rejected portions of a G20 statement that “strongly” condemned Russia’s aggression.

According to Moscow, the G20 had been “destabilized,” by “anti-Russian” Western nations.

It follows China’s publication of a peace plan this past week, which some people perceived as pro-Russian.

According to India, there were “different assessments of the situation” in Ukraine concerning the sanctions against Russia, which hosted this week’s G20 talks in the southern city of Bengaluru.

This week, China also released a 12-point plan for ending the conflict in Ukraine, calling for peace negotiations and respect for national sovereignty. The 12-point plan did not expressly call for Russia to remove its troops from Ukraine or denounce its invasion.

Russian President Vladimir Putin applauded the Chinese document, prompting US President Joe Biden to ask: “How could it be any good if [President] Putin is applauding it?”

Ajay Seth, a senior Indian official, claimed in a press conference following the G20 meeting that the representatives from China and Russia objected to the language regarding Ukraine because “their mandate is to deal with economic and financial issues.”

However, he continued, “all 18 of the other countries felt that it was important to bring up the war because it has implications for the world economy.”

The recent earthquake in Turkey, debt in low- and middle-income countries, global tax policy, and food insecurity were all mentioned in the 17-paragraph summit summary.

Russia’s foreign minister regretted the “continued destabilisation of G20 activities by the Western collective and their use in an anti-Russian… manner.”