Yellen tells Indonesian finance minister: ‘No business-as-usual’ for Russia

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers issues about the recent and long term state of the U.S. and worldwide economy at the Atlantic Council in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen informed her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no “organization-as-normal” for Russia in the international economic system presented its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department explained in a statement on Wednesday.

Yellen informed Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati through a meeting on Tuesday that the United States will proceed to operate with Indonesia, which presently sales opportunities the Group of 20 major economies, to progress G20 enterprise.

“Secretary Yellen firmly condemned Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and emphasized there will be no organization-as-common for Russia in the worldwide economic climate,” Treasury stated. “Secretary Yellen emphasized that the United States will continue on to get the job done in solidarity with Indonesia to advance the essential business of the G20, which include addressing the unfavorable impacts of Russia’s invasion on the world-wide financial state.”

Reporting by Andrea Shalal
Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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