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  • Many G20 countries condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the group's finance ministers and central bankers' meeting Friday and Saturday in Bali, according to a statement from the Indonesian presidency released on Sunday.

  • European Union foreign ministers will discuss tougher sanctions against Russia on Monday. 

  • Moscow is accused of deploying launchers to fire missiles from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.

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10:18 a.m .: The EU wants to toughen sanctions against Russia

European Union foreign ministers will discuss tougher sanctions against Russia on Monday.

EU ministers will have to consider, among other things, a European Commission proposal to ban gold purchases from Russia to bring EU sanctions in line with those of its G7 partners.

Another proposal aims to put new Russian personalities on the EU blacklist.

"Moscow must continue to pay a high price for its aggression," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after transmitting the new measures to the Twenty-Seven.

According to a senior European official, during an initial discussion in Brussels on these new sanctions, no decision is expected.

The largest buyer of Russian gold is the United Kingdom with 290 tons in 2020 for an amount of 16.9 billion dollars, according to indications from Russian customs.

10:08 am: Canada accuses Moscow of being “an arsonist at a meeting of firefighters”

Russia's participation in the G20 ministerial meeting in Indonesia was "absurd" and "amount to inviting an arsonist to a meeting of firefighters", Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland criticized on Saturday.

“We objected firmly and clearly to the presence of Russian officials,” recalled the Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, who has Ukrainian roots, during a telephone press briefing.

The "illegal invasion" of Ukraine by Russia is solely responsible for the "economic consequences" currently being suffered throughout the world, added Chrystia Freeland, before attacking the Russian delegation.

10 a.m.: eures: Russia lambasted at G20 meeting

Many G20 countries condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine at the group's finance ministers and central bankers' meeting Friday and Saturday in Bali, according to a statement from the Indonesian presidency released on Sunday.

This meeting of the big moneymakers of the G20 ended without a joint press release due to differences between the countries concerning the Russian offensive in Ukraine.

Instead of this statement, Indonesia, which is trying to reconcile its neutrality in the conflict with the fact that it is the host of the G20 this year, issued a statement in its own name, in which it mentions of these discrepancies.

"Many members agreed that the recovery of the global economy has slowed down and is facing a major setback due to Russia's war against Ukraine, which has been strongly condemned, and they called for an end to war,” the statement read.

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