G-20 finance chiefs to meet under shadow of Russia sanctions split

Only half of group's members support isolating Russia in sharpest divide since Syrian war

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Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov's participation in the Group of 20 meeting on April 20 likely will be divisive. © Reuters

TOMOHIRO EBUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- As Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers prepare to meet in Washington on Wednesday, members' unity is being further tested by a split over sanctioning Russia for its war in Ukraine.

The gathering is the first cabinet-level meeting for the G-20, whose members account for roughly 80% of the global economy, since the Feb. 24 invasion.

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