G20 countries call for peace in Ukraine without mentioning Russia
22 November 2025 20:18
The Group of Twenty (G20) countries have called for a “just, comprehensive and lasting” peace in Ukraine. In the declaration of the G20 summit in Johannesburg, along with Ukraine, a number of other regions are named where peace should be sought in accordance with the UN Charter: Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “occupied Palestinian territories.” “Only with peace will we achieve sustainability and prosperity,” the document adopted on Saturday, November 22, reads "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to DW.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the declaration was adopted by the vast majority of the G20 states. It is not specified whether the Russian delegation voted for this text. The text does not mention Russia and its invasion of a neighboring country in 2022.
Merz, Macron and Starmer discuss the US plan for Ukraine
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the G20 summit. They discussed the “peace plan” for ending the war in Ukraine presented earlier by the United States, which was developed without the participation of European countries.
“We are working to make the U.S. plan more feasible, taking into account previous discussions,” AFP quoted a European diplomat in Johannesburg as saying.
The day before, Merz, Macron and Starmer had a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and said that any agreement involving European states, the European Union or NATO requires “the approval of European partners or consensus among allies.”
