Russia praised a G20 summit declaration that stopped short of directly criticising Moscow for the war in Ukraine and said the bloc's leaders had acted in the interest of conflict resolution as deliberations headed into a second day on Sunday.
The group adopted a consensus declaration in New Delhi on Saturday that avoided condemning Russia for the war but called on all states not to use force to grab territory. Russia says it is conducting a "special military operation" there.
"This was one of the most difficult G20 summits in the almost twenty-year history of the forum ... it took almost 20 days to agree on the declaration before the summit and five days here on the spot," Lukash said. A European Union official, who did not want to be identified, said on Sunday discussions on the G20 leaders' declaration went on until the last moment and the Ukraine war was the most contentious issue before a consensus was reached.
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