Russia faces Ukraine heat as G20 foreign ministers meet
By DW
09 July 2022 |
4:23 pm
Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov is leaving the meeting early, according to reports. His US counterpart Anthony Blinken made a direct appeal for Moscow to unblock Ukraine grain exports, saying "It's not your country."
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