What happened? Finance Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland has said that the G20 is unable to function effectively as long as russia remains its member.
Source. This was reported by “Reuters”.
Quote. “russia does not have a place at the table of countries who have come together to maintain global economic prosperity,” Freeland said.
Details. Disagreements over russia's presence at the meetings were demonstrated throughout the week. Officials from the United States, Canada, Britain and other Western countries staged a demarche three days in a row each time russian officials spoke.
Previously. Finance ministers from various countries demonstratively left a closed G20 meeting in Washington on Wednesday, when russian finance minister anton siluanov began his speech via videoconferencing.