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France Will Oppose Any G-20 Statement Not Condemning Russian War

Bruno Le Marie in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 23.
Bruno Le Marie in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 23.Photographer: Samyukta Lakshmi/Bloomberg

France is insisting that the Group of 20 finance chiefs find “strong” words to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

It’s not up to finance ministers to undermine the world’s leaders who agreed on a common language when they met in Indonesia in November, Le Maire said on the sidelines of a meeting in Bengaluru, India.