Yellen said Russian officials participating in the meeting were "adding to the horrific consequences of this war through their continued support of the Putin regime." - Reuters
NUSA DUA (Reuters): US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen condemned Russia's "brutal and unjust war" in Ukraine and said Russian finance officials taking part in a G20 meeting in Indonesia on Friday (July 15) shared responsibility for the "horrific consequences" of the war.
Yellen, speaking at the opening session of the gathering of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers on the Indonesian island of Bali, welcomed Ukraine's finance minister and blamed the negative spillovers of the war "solely" on Russia, a Treasury official said.
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