The Group of 20 economies "except Russia and China" condemned Moscow's war in Ukraine during their meeting of foreign ministers in New Delhi on Thursday, India, which is this year's G-20 chair, said in an outcome document.
The G-20 foreign ministers gathered at a time when a rift has been deepening between Western nations and the China-Russia camp over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, which entered its second year last week, among other issues.
"Most members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and stressed it is causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy," India said in the document after it wrapped up the two-day G-20 talks from Wednesday.
The whole document was "agreed to by all member countries except for Russia and China," the Indian government added.
The United States, European nations and Japan have been ramping up economic sanctions on Russia, while countries including China and India have not joined the punitive measures.
Washington and Beijing, meanwhile, have remained at odds over Taiwan and a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down last month by the U.S. forces over the continental United States.
Self-ruled democratic Taiwan is regarded by China as a renegade province to be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary.
In addition, Washington has argued China has been considering offering weapons to Russia, which launched its war against Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, despite Beijing strongly denying the allegation.
Given that Russian President Vladimir Putin has hinted at dropping an atomic bomb on Ukraine, the chair's summary released by India said that the use or threat of nuclear weapons is "inadmissible" and the "peaceful resolution of conflicts" is vital.
"Today's era must not be of war," the document added, echoing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to Putin at their meeting in September in Uzbekistan.
All of the G-20 states, however, agreed on other issues like ensuring food and energy security as well as the importance of strengthening multilateralism, according to India.
The result of the gathering is similar to that of another two-day meeting of the G-20 finance ministers in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru last week, where they also failed to reach a consensus on a joint statement.
At the outset of the New Delhi sessions, Modi said in a video message, "We must all acknowledge that multilateralism is in crisis today," voicing hope that the gathering will reflect the "spirit of coming together for achieving common and concrete objectives."
Since Moscow's military began attacking Ukraine, concerns over food and energy supplies have increased as prices of the commodities have risen. Russia is one of the world's largest grain, oil and gas exporters, and Ukraine is a major wheat and corn producer.
The food supply issue is more crucial to developing nations in areas such as Asia, Africa and Latin America, often collectively called the "Global South."
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi skipped the G-20 meeting to attend a parliamentary session, with senior vice minister Kenji Yamada representing the country. Japan holds the presidency of the Group of Seven this year.
The G-20 groups members of the G-7 -- Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, plus the European Union -- along with Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey.
On the sidelines of the G-20 talks, foreign ministers of the United States, Japan, India and Australia, collectively known as the Quad, are slated to hold their meeting on Friday, with Hayashi scheduled to participate in the gathering in person.
The Quad grouping has been widely seen as a counterweight to China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.
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