It was the first such meeting since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. The meeting came on the sidelines of a semiannual conference held by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. However, discussions have been dominated by Moscow's war of aggression. She was joined by Ukrainian, British, French and Canadian delegates.Īs many attendees attended virtually, they turned their cameras off instead.įinance ministers and central bank governors from the world's richest nations were meeting to discuss global challenges, such as rising debt and a looming food crisis. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led a multination boycott as Russian officials spoke.
Senior finance officials walked out of a G20 meeting in Washington, DC, on Wednesday in protest of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.