Western nations to affront Russian Envoys
Earlier on Wednesday, there were reports that western nations were about to affront Russian envoys by staging coordinated stage walk-outs and other diplomatic tactics as a symbol of protest against the invasion of Ukraine.
On Tuesday Moscow authenticated that Finance minister Anton Silunov would be leading Russia’s envoys into the upcoming G20 summit. Despite Moscow’s repeated attempts to carry on business as
usual, the uproar against Russia’s unjustified invasion has been growing in droves. As western nations have been protesting against Russian Diplomats and other authorities incessantly for the past weeks.
Russia’s war in Ukraine has not only created a devastating humanitarian crisis for the Ukrainian people, but has also fabricated global food and energy crisis that had not been previously witnessed. Many western nations have agreed to stage a boycott demonstration to show their Russian counterparts that’s their show of strength is not appreciated.
Intention of the west
Many European and western officials have accepted the alleged boycott plan. A German government spokesperson has confirmed the plan clearly stating that their reason to affront Russian envoys is well justified and Russia should heed their warnings more seriously.
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is reportedly planning to avoid the G20 sessions that would be joined by Russian officials on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Meetings.
Although she will be attending an opening session on the Ukraine war regardless of the participation by Russian officials, a US treasury official said.
A British government official told the press that British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak would also not be attending, certain G20 sessions, reportedly the ones attended by Russian officials.
Josh Lipsky, director of the Atlantic Council’s Geo-economics Centre and the former IMF adviser said that in the upcoming G20 summit, the non cooperation of the western countries may prompt Russia to tie new trade relations with China and it’s other allies, in such case the purpose of G20 may receive heavy blowback.
German and French Officials have confirmed that there would be no further communique at the end of the G20 summit with Russian officials. Being important members of the G7 forum, their involvement in the affront of Russian envoys in upcoming G20 summit may pose a serious obstruction to Russia’s functions in the meets.
Impact on world trade and economy
The actions to be held by the western nations to affront Russian envoys may have a significant impact in the course of international trade relations.
Although boycott processions have been planned from western countries, many countries are still far from taking a side. Countries with emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil have starkly separate views on how the global economy should function.
G20 organization was formed in 1999,26th September to counter the financial crises that arose in many emerging economies. The countries left behind needed assistance from international allies aka. The first world nations in order to regulate their international trade and commerce.
For years the G7 nations– the United States, Canada, Japan, British, France, Germany and Italy have complained that global trade has been spawning at a much slower rate in comparison to the sprawling global economy.
The upcoming problems
With Russia’s current course of action the world economy especially the global food and power sector has faced turmoil. In turn many smaller nations have become dangerously unstable.
As nations scramble to take sides, Vladimir Putin’s actions have put Russia under international Scrutiny, the heavy sanctions imposed on Moscow has started to take a heavy toll on Russian economy. Western nations plans to affront Russian envoys comes latest in the list of obstacles Russia has had to deal with since their commencement of Invasion of Ukraine
Many smaller nations stand with the constant support from Bigger Monetarily stable nations such as Russia and US, in case of boycotts it is these countries that will suffer the most indirectly.
Russia’s desperate attempts to rally support to their cause i.e, (the invasion of Ukraine) has failed so far. But until China, India and other Russian ally nations change their stance, the west’s plans to affront Russian envoys may be largely unsuccessful
Published by: Aditya Negi
Edited by: Khushi Thakur
