Discussions on energy and food security are on the agenda in the two-day meeting, with Russia accused of stoking a global food crisis and worsening inflation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has flown into Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, which is set to be overshadowed by tensions triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Ukraine’s military says it has so far staved off any significant Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but the pressure is increasing with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas.
The mayor of the port city of Mykolaiv stresses there are “no safe areas” left in the city and urges residents to leave.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Western artillery is “finally” helping his forces “inflict very noticeable strikes” on Russian weapons depots and logistics routes.
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong asks China to exert its influence on Russia to halt the war in Ukraine.
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