US, allies spar with Russia over war in Ukraine, urge G20 nations to keep pressure on Moscow

New Delhi: The US and its European allies sparred with Russia on Thursday over the war in Ukraine and urged the Group of 20 (G20) nations to keep up pressure on Moscow to end a conflict that they said had destabilised the world. Russia hit back, accusing the West of turning work on the G20 agenda into a "farce" and said Western delegations wanted to shift responsibility for their economic failures onto Moscow. Russia's war in Ukraine, now into its second year, remained in the spotlight, as expected, as the foreign ministers of G20 countries came together for a day-long…