BRISBANE: Russian President Vladimir Putin faced concerted Western fire over the Ukraine crisis on Sunday (Nov 16) at a testy G20 summit where geopolitical strains have vied with debate on overhauling the global economy.
After the Kremlin was forced to deny talk that Putin might walk out of the Brisbane meeting early out of pique at being ambushed over Ukraine, Western pressure redoubled with a joint declaration from the United States, Australia and Japan. The trio’s leaders said after talks on the G20 margins that they were united in “opposing Russia’s purported annexation of Crimea and its actions to destabilise eastern …read more
Source: The Borneo Post
