Janet Yellen has rejected accusations that the G20 watered down its position on Ukraine over the weekend, as the US treasury secretary touted the summit of world leaders’ accomplishments in boosting funding for developing economies.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Yellen defended the joint statement agreed at the end of the summit in New Delhi, saying it was “substantively very strong” in its wording on the conflict in Ukraine.
The compromise document has been criticised for dropping some of the most aggressive condemnations of Russia’s war in Ukraine compared with the last G20 summit in Bali. The communiqué did denounce territorial acquisitions by force and attacks on civilians and infrastructure, while calling for international law to be upheld.