Paragraph on Ukraine war was the "most debated" section

of G20 leaders’ declaration

The paragraph on the war in Ukraine was the most intensely discussed section of the
G20 joint leaders’ declaration, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Wednesday.

"The most debated paragraph is only one paragraph, which is our stance on the war in
Ukraine. Until late midnight yesterday we discussed this, and in the end the Bali leaders'
declaration was agreed unanimously in consensus," Joko told journalists during a news
conference on wrapping up the G20 summit in Indonesia.

"Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine" and emphasized the "immense
human suffering" it is inflicting on the country, according to the declaration also
published Wednesday.

The 17-page document is not signed by individual attending leaders and acknowledged

a difference of opinion at the summit, where scrutiny had fallen on China and India as
Western countries pushed for a strong denunciation of the war in the closing statement.

“There were other views and different assessments of the situation and sanctions,” the
document said.

“Recognizing that the G20 is not the forum to resolve security issues, we acknowledge
that security issues can have significant consequences for the global economy.”

“We agreed that the war has negative impact to the global economy, and the global
economic recovery will also not be achieved without any peace," Joko added.

G20 leaders scrambled to alleviate a potential escalation in the conflict after a missile
struck Poland on Tuesday and killed two people near the border with Ukraine, marking
the first time a NATO member has been directly hit during the war.

Polish President Andrzej Duda later said there is "no indication" that the missile was an
"intentional attack" on the country and was probably an accident from Ukrainian air
defenses.

CNN’s Sandi Sidhu and Ivan Watson in Bali contributed reporting.