Ukraine-Russia war: G20 leaders clash on resolution [Video]

Support for Ukraine will be tested at the G20 summit as nations clash over whether they should continue offering military support for Kyiv or impose a truce on a conflict which began with Russia’s invasion nearly three years ago.

The debate will pit the ceasefire aims of G20 host nation Brazil, as well as China, against the leaders of the Group of Seven, the globe’s most powerful democratic nations.

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On the eve of the summit, outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range missiles supplied by the U.S.

The weapons will likely be aimed towards Kursk Oblast in western Russia, in hopes of assisting Ukrainian forces in their battle against nearly 50,000 Russian and North Korean troops, which have amassed in the border region.

Biden’s authorization comes one day after the …