G-20 Haggles Over Russia’s War as Block on Climate Action Eases
- Rishi Sunak earlier singled out China as opposing measures
- Joint statement from summit is now within reach, officials say
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The Group of 20 nations are nearing an agreement on a joint statement after resistance to concrete action on climate change faded, leaving Russia’s war on Ukraine as the sole topic still to be resolved.
Negotiations were ongoing Friday on the eve of the summit in New Delhi, with officials still haggling over the text’s reference to the war, according to multiple people familiar with the deliberations. Germany is among the countries that are pressing for clear language condemning Russia’s actions.