World Leaders Arrive In Australia For G20 Summit -- Voice of America
World leaders are arriving in Brisbane, Australia for a two-day meeting of the world's top 20 economic powers expected to focus on global finances, climate change and Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Friday in the eastern coastal city, after Kyiv accused Russia of sending a fresh influx of troops and weapons into eastern Ukraine. Also, four Russian warships have entered international waters off Australia's northeastern coast. Australian warships were sent to monitor them.
Russia has said the warships are merely testing their range, but Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has accused Putin of trying to "revive the lost glories of tsarism."
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