Ukrainian officials in attendance also walked out of the meeting of top finance officials from the world’s 20 largest economies, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
Russia’s finance ministry did not mention the walkout in a statement issued after the meeting. It cited Siluanov as calling on the G20 not to politicize dialog between members and stressing the grouping had always focused on the economy.Article content“Another aspect of the current crisis is the undermining of confidence in the existing international monetary and financial system,” it said.
Yellen was joined in her walkout by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, among others. Yellen plans to boycott two G20 sessions on the international financial architecture and sustainable finance, one of the sources said, although Treasury officials said she would join a discussion of the Ukraine war’s impact on the global economy.
Freeland, who is also Canada’s deputy prime minister, said she walked out of a G20 plenary meeting to protest against Russia’s participation.