G20 = The foreign ministers meeting of 20 major countries will open in India, and substantial discussions will be held on the 2nd.
U.S. Secretary of State Brinken, Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov, and China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang are expected to attend the meeting and discuss issues such as the situation in Ukraine. situation.
The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting will begin on the evening of the 1st with a dinner in New Delhi, the capital of India, and the situation in Ukraine is expected to be a major topic of discussion in the plenary session on the 2nd.
On the 1st, Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov attended an event in New Delhi, saying, "Russia and India are consistent with neo-colonial behavior such as unfair and unilateral sanctions, threats and other pressures against sovereign states. and oppose it," and criticized the sanctions on the Western side.
On the other hand, U.S. Secretary of State Brinken visited Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries until the 1st to strike a wedge in the relationship between Russia and the countries of Central Asia, which have close political and economic ties, and the effect of sanctions on Russia. It seems that the aim is to increase
In addition to this, China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang is scheduled to attend the meeting, but the United States is restraining China from providing military support to Russia, and Secretary Brinken is currently planning to meet with Foreign Minister Qin. I don't think so.
A year has passed since the start of Russia's military invasion, but there is still a large gap between the positions of the West and Russia, and it is unclear whether they will be able to find common ground on issues such as how to deal with soaring global energy and food prices. situation.
Russian Foreign Minister "Sanctions on the Western side Neocolonial behavior"
Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov, who is visiting India to attend the G20 = 20 major foreign ministers' meeting, attended an event held in the capital New Delhi on the 1st and said, "I will try to strengthen true multilateralism. We stand by our friends in India," he said, praising India's chair.
In addition, he argued that “Russia and India consistently oppose neo-colonialist behavior such as unjust and unilateral sanctions, threats, and other forms of pressure against sovereign nations.” condemned.
As Russia's conflict with Europe and the United States deepens, it wants to strengthen cooperation with India, which is the chair country of the G20 this year and is a representative of emerging and developing countries called the "Global South," to counter the West. In my opinion, Foreign Minister Lavrov's movements at a series of meetings are also attracting attention.