Sanrafaelpubliclibrary Edition 3rd ed., Teacher's ed. "What I find really obsolete are authoritarianism, personality cults, the rule of oligarchs, even if sometimes they may seem effective," he said.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:39:36.342846 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA1152415 City St. Putin caused a stir ahead of the summit with an interview he gave to the Financial Times, during which he derided Western liberal values by saying they are "obsolete." He also said German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a "cardinal mistake" by welcoming refugees and migrants into Germany in 2015.Įuropean Council President Donald Tusk fired back, saying Europeans should "firmly and unequivocally defend and promote liberal democracy." ![]() European leaders are trying to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal before Tehran makes good on a threat to exceed the maximum amount of enriched uranium it is allowed under the deal, which Trump pulled out of last year. Experts told DW that rather than making progress towards a solution, the two are more likely to agree to a truce, which could extend uncertainty.īesides trade, climate change is the second major sticking point at the summit, with Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro uniting to push for nonbinding statements about efforts to address the crisis in the final summit communique.Įscalating tensions between Iran and the US also permeated the talks. The escalating trade war between the US and China has been overshadowing the summit, with world leaders concerned about the impact the rift between the world's top two economies is having on global markets.Īll eyes will be on Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet for talks on Saturday. What are the biggest bones of contention? The chilly relations between the UK and Russia were apparent during May's meeting with Putin The US leader then turned to Putin with a smile and said: "Don't meddle in the election, please."Īfter the meeting, Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that Trump reacted positively to an invitation from Putin to attend festivities in Moscow next year marking the 75th anniversary of the US and Russia's World War II victory in Europe. It was the first time the two leaders sat together since their first meeting last year in Helsinki, Sweden.Īt one point, a reporter asked Trump if he would tell Russia not to meddle in the upcoming US presidential election in 2020. Much of the focus on Friday was on US President Donald Trump's talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid tensions over a myriad of issues including Moscow's interference in US elections. What were the biggest one-on-one meetings? Leaders then came back together for a dinner to round off the day, before they reconvene on Saturday to try to reach an accord. Trump played nice with world leaders at the G20 summit, pausing for a fist bump with Abe and Modiīilateral meetings took center stage on Friday, with world leaders moving through a breakneck schedule of sometimes tense talks with their counterparts. Japan can show that it is taking on responsibility in the world," he said. ![]() Takashi Hatanaka, an employee at a hotel where G20 participants are staying, told DW's Bernd Riegert that the cordoned-off streets don't bother him. In stark contrast to the past two G20 summits, which saw massive protests and sometimes violent clashes erupt in the prior host cities of Buenos Aires and Hamburg, the streets in Osaka have been calm, and patrolled by some 30,000 police officers. Trump appeared to take Abe's appeal for unity to heart, as he toned down his usually derisive rhetoric and did a three-way fist bump with the Japanese leader and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Japan will also be keeping close tabs on progress in reviving denuclearization talks with North Korea. ![]() Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appealed for unity among the sparring leaders, and urged a strong message in support of free trade. Japan is hosting leaders from the world's top 20 economies in the western city of Osaka. More is at stake during this year's G20 summit than most others in many years. Here's a roundup of what went down on Friday:
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