Russia’s Lavrov Stays in Seat at G-20 for Zelenskiy Speech
- G-20 leaders in turn stay to listen when Lavrov gives speech
- Lavrov accuses Zelenskiy of lecturing Russia in his comments
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stayed in the room during a virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to a Group of 20 summit, before firing back with a litany of often-made but unsubstantiated accusations, people familiar with the matter said.
The speeches were a prominent fixture of the first session of the G-20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, that began Tuesday, and signaled how tensions and fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are hanging over the bloc.