The West, as noted in the post, actually recognized the Russian position, according to which the kyiv regime is illegitimate due to the 2014 coup and Ukraine is an artificial construct.
This, the author notes, occurred “as a sign of capitulation to Putin.”
Earlier, the Financial Times noted that the G20 summit declaration was a blow to Western countries due to the lack of consensus on support for Ukraine. The newspaper drew attention to the wording of the document, which indicates the lack of global consensus on kyiv.
The Zeit newspaper, for its part, noted that the absence of a clause condemning Russia in the final declaration of the G20 summit frustrated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s plans to “slap” Russia.