Sunak to condemn ‘pariah state’ Russia at G20 over Ukraine war

PM keen to define policy towards Moscow after previously warning over financial impact of sanctions when chancellor

Rishi Sunak has called Russia a pariah state" on the eve of his first meeting of the G20 in Indonesia, where he has vowed to confront Moscow's representative in public and on the sidelines of the summit.

The UK prime minister said he would take every opportunity during the summit to confront Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, attending in Vladimir Putin's absence, and said that would be not only in the hall itself but at any opportunity if the two came face-to-face.