Plus Shinzo Abe’s allies win a supermajority in Japan’s parliament and Russia bombards Donetsk.
Tag: Group of Twenty
Blinken Presses China’s Top Diplomat on Ukraine
At a G20 meeting, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken sought to cool tensions with Beijing in an effort to further isolate Russia. He met resistance.
Yellen Says Aim Is ‘Maximum Pain’ for Russia Without Hurting U.S.
The Treasury secretary told a House committee that the U.S. would continue finding ways to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Your Friday Briefing: Global Diplomacy in Brussels
President Biden said Russia should be removed from the G20.
China Takes a Back Seat in International Diplomacy Over Ukraine
Despite its economic and military might and close ties to Russia, China has balked at trying to press Vladimir Putin to stop the fighting.
Inside Biden’s Race to Prevent War Between Russia and Ukraine
President Biden made three critical decisions about how to handle Russia’s provocations, aiming to prevent armed conflict in Ukraine.
As Turkey Chafes at Erdogan, He Gets Spikier Abroad
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled an appearance at the global climate talks over a perceived slight, part of a pattern of creating international dramas to bolster his domestic standing.
Struggling at Home, Biden Is Buoyed by G20 Trip Abroad
A trip to Rome invigorated a president whose poll numbers are slumping at home, but who projected confidence in his foreign and domestic agenda.
G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants
The world’s largest economies will stop financing coal plants abroad, though that falls far short of what’s needed to fight climate change, raising fears of half-steps at this week’s U.N. summit.
Biden Rolls Back Trump’s Metal Tariffs On European Union
The deal, which comes as U.S. and E.U. allies meet in Rome, will keep some trade protections in place in a nod to metalworking unions that supported President Biden.