вЂњMake a list of questions that no country can solve on its own,вЂќ she said, вЂњand itвЂ™s obvious that cooperation must continue.вЂ™вЂ™ But then she pivoted to focusing on the вЂњneed for cooperationвЂќ to solve big world problems. вЂњThere are clearly very, very unsettling facts we have to deal with,вЂ™вЂ™ she said of RussiaвЂ™s aggression. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, when asked about the prospect of kicking Russia out of the G-20, avoided calling for its ouster. A glimpse of this was seen this past week when Russia blocked the IMFвЂ™s key advisory committee from issuing a communique condemning its invasion of Ukraine.ДЇaced with the questions over what to do about RussiaвЂ™s membership in the organization, various world finance leaders at the meetings alternately squirmed, dodged, walked out in protest or stayed put.

It has much to gain from disrupting events and sowing general discord between countries in the forums. Why would Russia want to stick around when its presence in the group is clearly unwelcome to many? That appears less and less likely, as several countries, including China, Brazil and South Africa, have made clear they will support RussiaвЂ™s membership in the G-20, which represents industrial and emerging-market countries. While Russia has been rendered a pariah country by Western states, it will remain part of the G-20 and associated organizations unless member countries achieve a consensus that it should go. This past week, as global leaders gathered in Washington for spring meetings involving officials from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, G-7 and the larger Group of 20, it quickly became apparent that despite RussiaвЂ™s ongoing assault on Ukraine, its membership in the G-20 remains firmly intact. WASHINGTON (AP) - The last time Russia invaded Ukraine, in 2014, outraged world leaders booted Russia out of the Group of Eight industrialized nations, which quickly rebranded itself the Group of Seven.Д®ight years later, the G-7 is still holding at seven - a collection of countries that meet to talk through big issues like trade, economics and security.

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