The leaders of the world's largest economies used vague language when discussing the nearly three year conflict.

Russia is a member of the G20, and minister of foreign affairs Sergei Lavrov has been at this week’s summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Ukraine's allies and Russia on Tuesday traded blame for a dramatic escalation in the war in Europe, which dominated the final day of talks at a G20 summit in Rio

G20 countries softened their criticism of Russia’s war against Ukraine in the summit statement in Rio de Janeiro, mentioning only "human suffering", according to Financial Times. The agency noted that this reflects a weakening of global economic powers' support for Ukraine.

The Prime Minister also expressed concern about the effect Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have on global support for Kyiv

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies meet in Brazil, where discussions on trade, climate change and international security are likely to feature prominently.

The G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, which begins on Monday, is already impacted by ever-evolving geopolitical events, regardless of host Brazil's official theme of fighting hunger, poverty and inequality.

G20 leaders failed on Monday to break a deadlock in UN climate talks at a summit in Rio that was dominated by divergences over the war in Ukraine and Donald

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the final leaders' statement from the G20 summit in Brazil is not strong enough on the war in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the G20 summit disappointed with how other leaders did not strongly condemn Russia over its war in Ukraine. David Akin looks at Trudeau's frustration; his thoughts on Ukraine now having permission to launch American-supplied long-range missiles at Russia;