A Number Of Finance Ministers Walked Out Of A Closed-Door G20 Session In Washington When The Russian Delegate Began His Prepared Remarks

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister and finance minister, tweeted this photo on Wednesday, April 20. "The world's democracies will not stand idly by in the face of continued Russian aggression and war crimes," she wrote. "Today Canada and a number of our democratic partners walked out of the G20 plenary when Russia sought to intervene." From Chrystia Freeland/Twitter 

CNN: US Treasury secretary and other finance ministers walk out of G20 meeting with Russia 

Finance ministers from multiple nations walked out of a closed-door G20 session in Washington on Wednesday when the Russian delegate began his prepared remarks, a show of protest against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. 

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen participated in the walkout, as did European and other Western officials who were participating in the meeting. Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland wrote on Twitter, “The world’s democracies will not stand idly by in the face of continued Russian aggression and war crimes.” 

She tweeted a photo of officials who left meeting, including Yellen, US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde.  

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A Number Of Finance Ministers Walked Out Of A Closed-Door G20 Session In Washington When The Russian Delegate Began His Prepared Remarks  

Yellen, Ukraine official walk out of Russia’s G-20 remarks -- AP  

Yellen, BoE's Bailey, Canada's Freeland walk out of G20 meeting as Russians speak -- Reuters 

US, UK and Canada walk out of G20 meeting over war in Ukraine -- The Guardian  

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen leads US walkout after Russian officials begin speaking at G-20 meeting: report -- Insider  

Yellen, Powell walk out of G20 meeting during Russian minister's speech -- Axios