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Putin should have come to face us! Rishi Sunak explodes at the G20 meeting

Putin should have come to face us! Rishi Sunak explodes at the G20 meeting

Rishi Sunak said at the G20 meeting that the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, should have been present to confront the world leaders about the invasion of Ukraine.

At the opening session of the summit, which was also attended by Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, the British prime minister used his speech to condemn the invasion of Ukraine and the targeting of civilians and warned world leaders of the threat it posed to international order.

"It is obvious that Putin did not feel able to join us here. Russia's illegal occupation of Ukraine has profound implications for all of us because it has undermined the fundamental principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. It's very simple – countries must not invade their neighbors, they must not attack civilian infrastructure and civilian populations, and they must not threaten nuclear escalation. Certainly these are things we can all agree on."