Sources report that Western countries are temporarily withholding already allocated financial resources for Ukraine. Such a move is probably a means of putting pressure on the Office of the President to resolve a number of key issues.
The Financial Times, analyzing the agreed declaration of the G20 summit in Rio, concluded that the G20 is weakening its support for Ukraine amid pressure for peace talks with Russia.
In it, only one paragraph is devoted to Ukraine, compared to seven that were at the last summit in New Delhi.
The previously agreed criticism of Russia has softened and contains only a general reference to the "human suffering" caused by the invasion. And there is no criticism of attacks on civilian infrastructure and nuclear threats.
The statement agreed yesterday referred to the "negative collateral consequences of war" and welcomed "initiatives that support a comprehensive, just and lasting peace".
Although the "Big 20" have refused to openly condemn the invasion of the Russian Federation for the second year in a row, last year's statement was much more specific.
The source said some European countries tried to make the wording tougher, "but nobody wanted to go too far, otherwise there would have been a fight and there would have been no statement."
