Most G20 leaders condemn Russia's war in Ukraine at summit, some take different view
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 16 (Reuters) - (This Nov. 15 story has been corrected to fix the headline, first paragraph to clarify that most, not all, G20 leaders condemned the Ukraine war)
The Group of 20 (G20) unanimously adopted a declaration on Wednesday saying most members condemned the war in Ukraine, but the document at the end of their summit acknowledged some countries saw the conflict differently.
The leaders of the world's biggest economies also agreed to pace interest rate rises carefully to avoid spillovers and warned of "increased volatility" in currency moves.
But it was the Ukraine conflict, which started with a Russian invasion in February, that dominated the two-day summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.
"Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine," the leaders said in their declaration, signalling that Russia, which is a member of G20, opposed the wording.
The declaration recognised that "there were other views and different assessments of the situation and sanctions" but three diplomats said it was unanimously adopted.
The G20 leaders also said in the declaration that the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons was "inadmissible".
"It is essential to uphold international law and the multilateral system that safeguards peace and stability. This includes defending all the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and adhering to international humanitarian law," they said.
The president of host Indonesia, Joko Widodo, said the Ukraine war had been the most contentious issue.
"The discussion on this was very, very tough and by the end the G20 leaders agreed on the content of the declaration, which was the condemnation of the war in Ukraine because it has violated country borders and integrity," he said.
The Chinese government had no immediate comment on the declaration but its state media published a translation of it in Chinese.
EMERGENCY MEETING
Earlier, the day's schedule at the summit was disrupted by an emergency meeting to discuss reports on Tuesday of a missile landing in Polish territory near Ukraine and killing two people.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States and its NATO allies were investigating the blast but early information suggested it may not have been caused by a missile fired from Russia.
Taking a break from the negotiations, the G20 leaders dressed in white shirts, some with baseball caps with the G20 logo, and took part in a ceremony to plant mangrove saplings to signal the battle against climate change.
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