In his own speech before the foreign ministers meeting, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized Russia for what he called “Tsarist imperialism.”

The British foreign secretary launched an attack at Moscow over its ongoing aggression towards Ukraine while speaking to his G20 counterparts in South Africa. Lammy accused Russia

British Foreign Minister David Lammy walks out of a car to attend the meeting of the G20 foreign ministers, which is hosted by South Africa, under the theme 'Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability' at the NASREC conference center in Johannesburg, South Africa, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Lammy said G20 partners expected to hear more than what he described as the Russian gentleman’s tired fabrications.

David Lammy says Russia does not appear to have "an appetite to really get to that peace" following a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in South Africa. Lammy said the UK looks "forward to speaking to President Trump more about this.

Russia has “learned nothing” from “colonial failures and wars”, David Lammy has said, telling global foreign ministers that peace with Ukraine would mean President Vladimir Putin “finding a way forward which respects Ukraine’s sovereignty”.

Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy criticized Russia’s lack of interest in peace amid the Ukraine war at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Following Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech, tensions rose.

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