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

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

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen advised her counterpart from Indonesia that there will be no “company-as-regular” for Russia in the worldwide economy specified its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Office stated in a statement on Wednesday.

Yellen instructed Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in the course of a meeting on Tuesday that the United States will proceed to operate with Indonesia, which presently sales opportunities the Team of 20 significant economies, to progress G20 small business.

“Secretary Yellen firmly condemned Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and emphasised there will be no company-as-regular for Russia in the world economic climate,” Treasury reported. “Secretary Yellen emphasised that the United States will proceed to operate in solidarity with Indonesia to advance the crucial business of the G20, which includes addressing the destructive impacts of Russia’s invasion on the world-wide economic system.”

Reporting by Andrea Shalal
Editing by Chizu Nomiyama

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