Russia and China block criticism of Ukraine War at G20


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Air raid alerts continued nationwide in Ukraine Saturday, as Russia and China blocked a statement from the G20 condemning the war, amid new saber-rattling from a Putin ally. Finance leaders and central bank chiefs from the world's largest economies meeting in India strongly condemned Moscow for the invasion a year ago, but Russia and China declined to sign a joint statement. India, which is currently serving as the G20 chair, was reluctant to raise the issue, but was pressured by Western nations but avoided using the word "war" in the "chair's summary and outcome document" that two days of negotiations…