At G20:
*India PM Modi: Must All Acknowledge That Multilaterism Is in Crisis Today
*India PM Modi: Must Foster Cooperation on Issues of International Interests
*India PM Modi: This Meeting Is at a Time of Deep Global Divisions
*India PM Modi: Should Not Allow Issues That We Cannot Resolve Together to Come In the Way of Those That We Can
*India PM Modi: India Ready to Participate in Any Peaceful Process to Resolve Ukraine Conflict
*India Foreign Minister: Must Find Common Ground on Issues With Differences of Opinion
*India Foreign Minister: Global Decision-Making Should Be Democratized for It to Have a Future
*India Foreign Minister: World Must Also Strive for More Reliable and Resilient Supply Chains
*India Foreign Minister, After Meeting China Counterpart, Says Our Discussions Focused Addressing Current Challenges to Bilateral Relationship
*India Foreign Minister: Talks With China Counterpart Focused, Especially, on Peace and Tranquillity in Border Areas
https://www.reuters.com/world/india...-ground-global-issues-g20-meeting-2023-03-02/
*French Foreign Minister: The G20 Must Respond Firmly to the Ukraine War, Like It Did at the Bali Summit
*French Foreign Minister: As G20, We Need to Deliver Solutions That Protect the Most Vulnerable, From the Effects of the War
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: We Recently Decided to Close Our Consulates in St. Petersburg
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: Sanctions on Russia Will Not Change the Outcome of the War but Will Continue the Pressure
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: This War Will Stay With Us for a Very Long Time
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: We Will Continue to Support Ukraine
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: Will Convey to Colleagues, Including China, That There Is Only One Country That Is Responsible for the War, That Is Russia
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: Only if Ukraine Is Successful in the Battlefield It Will Be Successful on the Negotiation Table
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: War in Ukraine Will Be One One of the Top Issues That Will Be Discussed With U.S. Secretary of State Blinken
*Netherlands Foreign Minister: Everyone Should Refrain From Helping Russia With Weapons, That Will Have Consequences
*German Foreign Minister: I Ask You, Mr Lavrov, to Return to Full Implementation of New Start
*German Foreign Minister: Russia Preventing Other G20 Members From Focusing on Issues the G20 Was Created for
*German Foreign Ministry: German Foreign Minister Baerbock Met Chinese Counterpart Qin Gang Ahead of G20 Meeting
*German Foreign Ministry: Regarding Ukraine War, Neutrality Rewards the Aggressor
*Scholz in Prepared Remarks: Chinese President Xi’s Unequivocal Opposition to Nuclear Threat Contributed to de-Escalation
*Scholz: Welcomes China’s Clear Message Against Nuclear Weapons in 12-Point Plan
*Scholz: But China Can Rightly Be Expected to Discuss Its Ideas With Ukrainians, President Zelenskiy
*Scholz: Disappointed That China Was No Longer Prepared to Reaffirm Condemnation of Russian Attack at G20 Finance Ministers
*Scholz to Beijing: Do Not Deliver Weapons to Russia
*Scholz: Message to Beijing Is Clear: Use Your Influence in Moscow to Push for Withdrawl of Troops
*Scholz, in Prepared Remarks: To Those Calling for End to Arms Deliveries- That’s Not How You Create Peace
*Scholz: Would Be Fatal Encouragement to the Aggressor if Breach of International Law Were Rewarded
*Scholz: In Talks About Future Security Commitments for Ukraine, but Depends on Ukraine Successfully Defending Itself
*Scholz: Russia’s Putin Miscalculates, Thinks Time Is on His Side
*Scholz: Germany Will Train an Additional 1,000 Ukrainian Soldiers
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...rm-russia-talk-ukraine-peace-plan-2023-03-02/
*Russia’s Lavrov: West ‘Burying’ Black Sea Grain Deal - RIA
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-west-is-burying-black-sea-grain-deal-2023-03-02/
*Blinken: Must Continue to Call on Russia to End Its War of Aggression and Withdraw From Ukraine for Sake of International Peace, Economic Stability
*Blinken: Must Continue to Call on Russia to End Its War of Aggression
*Blinken: Even As We Rally Support for Ukraine, We Remain Focused and Leading on Global Challenges
*Blinken: Even As We Rally Support for Ukraine, We Remain Focused and Leading on Global Challenges
*Blinken: Unfortunately, This Meeting Has Again Been Marred by Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified War against Ukraine
*Blinken: Imperative the G20 Speak Up on Behalf of Extending and Expanding the (Black Sea) Grain Initiative to Strengthen Food Security for Most vulnerable
*Blinken: Russia Has Yet to Agree to Renew Black Sea Grain Initiative Before It Expires on March 18, While Russia’s Own Food and Grain Exports Exceed Pre-Invasion levels
https://www.reuters.com/world/blink...uzzling-critics-un-rights-council-2023-03-02/
*Russian Foreign Minister: a Number of Western Delegations Turned the Work on the G20 Agenda Into a Farce
*Russian Foreign Minister: Western Delegations Wanted to Shift Responsibility for Their Failures in the Economy to the Russian Federation
*Russian Foreign Minister: Russian Federation Stands For Increasing Role of Developing Countries in the IMF, the World Bank and the WTO
*Russian Foreign Minister: the West Creates Obstacles for Export of Agricultural Products of Russia
*Russian Foreign Minister: the West “Without a Twinge of Conscience Buries” the Initiative of the UN Secretary General Regarding the Donation of Russian Fertilizers to African Countries
*Russian Foreign Minister: Russia Is Determined to Form Independent Payment Systems and Expand Settlements in National Currencies Within Framework of BRICS, SCO, EAEU
*Russian Foreign Minister: Russian Federation Expects the G20 Summit in India in September Will Help Offset the Risks to Economic Stability Posed by the Policies of the West
*Russian Foreign Minister: Russia Insists on a Quick and Honest Investigation With Its Participation in the Sabotage at Nord Stream
*Russia’s Duma Votes to Increase Jail Term for ‘Discrediting’ Army and Cover ‘Voluntary’ Formations - TASS
https://tass.ru/obschestvo/17178839
*Russian Forces Clash With Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Russia’s Bryansk Region - TASS Cites Security Agencies
*Russia’s FSB: Taking Measures Against Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Russia’s Bryansk Region - IFAX
*Putin to Chair Emergency Meeting of Russia’s Security Council After Events in Bryansk Region - Lawmaker
*Kremlin: Events in Bryansk Region Are a ‘Terrorist Attack’
*Kremlin: Measures Are Being Taken To Destroy Ukrainian ‘Terrorists’ in Bryansk
*Kremlin: Putin Will Chair Security Council Meeting on Friday
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...-group-border-region-russian-news-2023-03-02/
*Zelenskiy Adviser: Reports of Bryansk Attack Are ‘Deliberate Provocation’ by Russia
https://twitter.com/Podolyak_M/status/1631241403920527361