At the foreign G20 in Bali, yet another wall against wall between the West and Russia took place: the G7 powers renewed the condemnation against Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine and Minister Serghiei Lavrov responded blatantly, abandoning the summit before conclusion.
In this impasse, the Vatican is also trying to make a contribution towards a diplomatic solution to the conflict: Pope Francis could go to Kiev in August.
In Bali, the Indonesian government opened the work of the G20 in the name of neutrality, as a host country.
Highlighting the serious consequences of the conflict worldwide, including on the food and energy front.
"It is our responsibility to end the war sooner or later and resolve our differences at the negotiating table, not on the battlefield,"
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said addressing her colleagues, including the heads of Russian and American diplomacy Lavrov and Antony Blinken.
For the first time facing each other since the beginning of the conflict.
At the end of the confrontation Blinken hinted that the attempt to widen the front against Moscow had been successful: "Today we heard a strong chorus from all over the world, not only from the United States, on the need to put an end to the aggression in Ukraine".
No country, even among the members of the BRICS, the main developing countries allies of Moscow, "has defended the Russian attitude", echoed the French minister Catherine Colonna, while Luigi Di Maio stressed that "Russia it has destroyed our trust. "
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Di Maio at the G20, our confidence in Russia - World destroyed
The Italian foreign minister at the G20 in Bali: 'The attack must stop now and the Russian forces must withdraw' (ANSA)
The version of the Indonesian minister was different, according to which there was no unanimous condemnation, but "only some members" expressed it clearly.
So much so that no final document was produced at the end of the works.
Enough, according to the Russians, to affirm that the "attempt of the G7 to isolate us has failed", commented Lavrov's spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Certainly throughout the day the rift between Russia and the West appeared even more clear.
When it came time for the sessions behind closed doors, Lavrov left the table as Germany's Annalena Baerbock was criticizing the invasion of Ukraine.
The chair was also empty during the speech by Blinken and the Ukrainian Dmytro Kuleba.
In an escalation of impatience that culminated in the early abandonment of the summit.
Because "there is nothing to talk about with those who want Ukraine to defeat us on the battlefield", was the motivation.
Lavrov's only sign of openness came with the willingness to talk with Ankara and Kiev to finally open the corridors for Ukrainian wheat.
The Russian minister talked about it with his Turkish colleague Mevlut Cavusoglu in Bali.
But skepticism continues to prevail in Ukraine.
According to Kuleba, Moscow "is playing the hunger games with the world by holding the naval blockade of Ukrainian ports with one hand and blaming us with the other".
In the meantime, the conflict shows no signs of slowing down, especially in the Donbass, and a new Vatican initiative is registered in the stalemate of diplomacy.
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This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.
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The US will send another 400 million weapons to Ukraine.
This was reported by a defense official to the Washington Post.
In the new package there are also four Himars missile systems (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems,) in addition to the other eight already sent.
The United States will also send 1,000 155mm artillery rounds that have higher accuracy and help Ukraine hit specific targets.
The package will also include three tactical vehicles, radar systems, spare parts and other military equipment.