“The message that this sends is undeniable. It’s that as long as Russia continues to threaten Ukraine’s sovereignty, to participate directly or indirectly in the military actions there, there will be unity to isolate Russia economically,” he said.
From Australian 20, September 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hear a “united” warning against interfering in Ukraine if he attends the G20 summit in Brisbane in November, US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned as he hinted against tougher economic sanctions over the dispute.
Mr Lew said his conversations with his counterparts at the G20 finance summit in Cairns showed that the world’s biggest economies were “quite united” in taking action against Russia if Mr Putin did not seek a diplomatic resolution to the conflict.
The sharp language was in line with Tony Abbott’s strong criticism of Russia for inflaming the conflict and suggested that G20 members could use the Brisbane summit to send a direct warning to Mr Putin if he attends.
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