Summary

  • The Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg says the blast in Poland late on Tuesday was likely to have been caused by Ukraine's air defence systems

  • He echoed the words of Poland's President Duda, who also said there was no sign that the missile hit was part of an intentional attack

  • Two people were killed after a missile landed in eastern Poland following a wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine

  • US President Joe Biden has also said it was "unlikely" that the missile was fired from Russia

  • The American reaction earned rare praise from Russia - with a Kremlin spokesman describing it as "restrained and professional"

  1. UK's reputation has taken a knock, Sunak sayspublished at 12:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    More now from Rishi Sunak's interview with the BBC's Chris Mason, who asks the prime minister how tarnished the UK's reputation is abroad after the political turmoil this year.

    "Obviously our international reputation took a bit of a knock as a result of some of the things that happened more recently," he says.

    The prime minister goes on to say he has seen "an enormous amount of goodwill for the UK to be an active and engaged member of the international community" while attending the G20 summit.

    "There's widespread support for what we've done in Ukraine, where Boris Johnson originally has shown incredible leadership that I plan on continuing and across the board, whether it's on COP and climate change, or how to fix the global economy, stand up to aggression everywhere, support vulnerable countries with food," Sunak adds.

    "These are all issues where we can play a role and people are looking for us to do that."

  2. Sunak promises fairness ahead of UK's Autumn financial statementpublished at 12:00 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    While UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is at the G20 in Indonesia, he's being asked about the big issues at home, namely the economy and the government's financial plans.

    Ahead of the Autumn Statement by the chancellor on Thursday, Sunak was asked by the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason about how he can be certain the planned spending cuts and tax rises won't make things worse.

    While the prime minister won't comment on specifics ahead of the announcement, he says "the number one challenge we face is inflation".

    Rishi Sunak speaking to the BBC's Chris Mason from Bali

    "It's important that we get a grip of that, it's important that we limit the increase in mortgage rates that people are experiencing. And the best way to do that is to get a grip of our borrowing levels and have our debt on a sustainable basis falling," he says.

    "That is something that we're not alone in doing - other countries are pursuing the same policy. That's in everyone's long-term interest that we get that we make sure that that plan works well.

    "What I can reassure people is the way we will go about that, we'll have fairness and compassion at the heart of all the decisions and we will of course always do our best to support whether it's public services or the economy as required."

  3. Leaders who lunchpublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    The leaders at the G20 summit have a sumptuous backdrop in Bali to enjoy while they carry out their meetings. Here's a look at some photos from today's lunch location.

    South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Mexico's Foreign Secretary Marcelo EbrardImage source, EPA
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    South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is joined by Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Mexico's Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard

    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks past people playing musical instrumentsImage source, EPA
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    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks past the musical accompaniment

    ndonesia's President Joko Widodo, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der LeyenImage source, EPA
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    Indonesia's President Joko Widodo is seated next to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and just in shot is European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

    Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Rishi SunakImage source, EPA
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    Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joined at the dining table by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

  4. What is the G20 declaration?published at 11:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Laura Gozzi
    BBC News Live reporter

    US President Joe Biden (L) speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin TrudeauImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

    What is it?

    The G20 declaration is a statement of intent agreed by G20 member nations at the end of their yearly summit.

    Such communiques are routinely published to round off the results of the high-level yearly meetings.

    Why does it always take so long?

    The declaration that the G20 members will put out at the end of the summit is not due to be published until tomorrow - despite the fact that dozens of aides and staff will have worked around the clock to pull a statement together.

    This is because the final communique needs to encompass the points of view of all the G20 member countries, which is a tricky feat at the best of times and particularly complicated this year as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on.

    It has been reported that this year's draft declaration says "there were other views and different assessments of the [Ukraine] situation and sanctions" - suggesting that Russia opposed the language. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has already attacked the "politicisation" of the declaration.

    Why does it matter?

    The declarations can have a significant impact on global affairs. At the 2008 and 2009 summits, during the financial crisis, leaders agreed a host of measures to rescue the global economic system.

    However, some critics argue that subsequent summits have been less constructive, often as a result of tensions between rival world powers, external.

    The bilateral meetings, held on the sidelines of the summit, often prove more decisive. This year, Australia's Anthony Albanese and China's Xi Jinping met for the first time in six years. Xi Jinping also met US President Joe Biden following rising tensions over Taiwan.

  5. Will G20 leaders issue statement condemning Ukraine war?published at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Rishi Sunak is hoping G20 leaders will agree on a joint statement condemning Russia's war in Ukraine - but did not clarify whether this will definitely happen during the Bali summit.

    The prime minister's official spokesperson has said: "Obviously we want any communique, should it be agreed, to be as strong as possible, recognising that the G20 is a different forum to the G7 and that it's largely focused on economic issues.

    "But I wouldn't comment as inevitably there's more speculation about what may or may not be in it."

    We have reported previously how Sunak has called the war "barbaric" during the summit, adding he thinks G20 allies have a responsibility to "preserve the international order".

  6. Fuel hikes a worry as Bali woos tourists backpublished at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Tessa Wong and Ade Mardiyati
    Reporting from Bali

    For months, Bali has been gearing up for the G20 and the arrival of thousands of delegates and journalists.

    It’s a big deal - the island, so heavily dependent on tourism, has suffered during the pandemic.

    After relaxing more Covid restrictions earlier this year, it’s keen to show it’s open for business and ready to welcome visitors again.

    But Indonesia’s recent controversial decision to end ballooning fuel subsidies has resulted in steep hikes in petrol prices, and it’s worried many.

    Wayan Suwitri
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    Wayan is concerned by rising prices

    More expensive fuel means higher inflation, though the government is planning to give cash to poorer households to offset their costs.

    Souvenir shop owner Wayan Suwitri has seen business pick up in recent months.

    “It’s been getting better, Bali is awakening.

    ”But she and her husband – who works as a driver – are anxious that rising fuel costs will cancel out whatever improvement they’ve seen in their lives in recent months.

    Their family of six used to enjoy visiting other parts of Bali at weekends, but these days they spend more time at home to cut down on fuel usage.

    They’re also concerned about food costs.

    “We have been struggling with the pandemic already. Now we have to choose – fuel, or rice?” she says.

  7. Resetting the Australia-China relationshippublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Simon Atkinson
    Reporting from Bali

    The resetting of Australia's relationship with China really began May this year - when Labor won the federal election.

    Anthony Albanese became prime minister that night, celebrating in a sweaty Sydney social club.

    Today in an equally steamy, but slightly more exotic Bali, he has become the first Australian leader to have a face-to-face meeting with Xi Jinping since Malcolm Turnbull in 2016.

    Talking after his meeting with Xi Jinping, Albanese says it was a "warm discussion" and "very constructive" - no mean feat given how ties with its biggest trade partner had hit all-time lows under the previous government.

    But asked about "the $20bn question" on trade, Albanese paused before giving a tactful answer.

    We saw Beijing slap tariffs on Australian exports: barley and beef, cotton and coal, wine and wood (well, timber) in 2020 - shortly after the former government said it would push for an independent investigation into the origins of Covid.

    That is hurting Aussie exporters, but Albanese said it was "not realistic" to expect any immediate declarations from Beijing on tariffs "from a meeting such as that".

    The battle for dominance and influence in the Pacific remains thorny.

    Differences on human rights - including the plight of two high-profile Australians in custody in China - were also raised with no ground given.

    All in all though, Albanese is pleased that relations are becoming more normalised.

  8. Sunak: International condemnation of 'barbaric' Ukraine warpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Rishi Sunak

    During an interview recorded a short while ago, PM Rishi Sunak was asked what he would have said to Vladimir Putin had the Russian president come to the G20.

    "This morning we saw international condemnation of Russia's war in Ukraine, and with the Russian foreign minister sitting there we highlighted both illegality and barbaric nature of Russia's war and the devastating impact it's having on people around the world through high energy and food prices," Sunak said.

    "We have a responsibility to work with our G20 allies to fix the global economy, to grip inflation, and to preserve the international order - and that's what we're going to do."

  9. Russia says West tried to politicise G20 declarationpublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei LavrovImage source, EPA
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    UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres met with Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 summit

    Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticised Western nations for what he describes as the "politicisation" of the G20 declaration.

    The draft declaration, seen by news agencies says "most" members strongly condemned the war in Ukraine and stressed that it was exacerbating fragilities in the global economy.

    Lavrov says attempts to lay the blame for the war squarely on Russia were rejected in the text, and highlighted a section which mentions an exchange of views on the issue. He says the declaration should be finished tomorrow.

    Calls for Russia to end its aggression in Ukraine have been a feature of the summit so far and Lavrov was present when UK Prime Minister spoke out against Russia's "barbaric war" in Ukraine, telling the "Putin regime" to "get out" of the country.

  10. Russian FM says Ukraine 'refusing to talk'published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Sergei LavrovImage source, Reuters

    In a press conference at the G20, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Ukraine is "refusing to talk" which is making it "hard to reach an agreement", and commented that Kyiv's conditions for negotiations are "unrealistic".

    Lavrov also added that he had brief talks with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and France's President Emmanuel Macron about Ukraine.

    However, Reuters reported that, when asked about the talks, Scholz said Lavrov had "stood near him and said a couple of sentences. That was the conversation."

    Lavrov said obstacles remained to the export of Russian grain and fertilisers to world markets, but that the UN was working to remove them. He also said that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres set out promises from the US and EU on the Black Sea grain deal that those involved in the trade would not be sanctioned.

    When asked about whose support he managed to secure at the summit, Lavrov that "no-one except the West and its closest satellites has joined anti-Russian sanctions", adding that "all the countries of the third world touching on this subject... call for peaceful settlement and the soonest reaching of an agreement."

  11. Controversy over India's G20 logopublished at 09:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    India G20 logoImage source, G20 India/ Twitter

    India is about to take over the G20 presidency - but there is some controversy about the logo unveiled by PM Narendra Modi earlier this month.

    Specifically, many people are saying it has a lot in common with the logo of Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - also a lotus painted in saffron.

    Jairam Ramesh, spokesperson of India's main opposition party Congress, had called the similarities “shocking” and accused the BJP of using the G20 platform to “promote themselves shamelessly”.

    The BJP has responded, saying that the flower was part of the country’s cultural identity - several party leaders also accused Congress of disrespecting India’s national flower.

  12. Struggling to survive in Bali as food prices risepublished at 09:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Tessa Wong and Ade Mardiyati
    Reporting from Bali

    Leaders today have been discussing food and energy security, a top concern for everyone in recent months as many economies struggle with post-pandemic recovery while the Ukraine war drags on.

    Here in Bali, rising food costs has become a concern too for locals. Indonesia’s inflation rate hit 5.71% in October, one of the highest rates seen in years.

    In the Benoa neighbourhood, near the glitzy hotels where the G20 summit is being held, shoppers throng a small roadside grocery store called Hello Cabe (Hello Chilli in Balinese). Rice used to cost 10,000 rupiah (54p) per kilogram for Sri Lestari, but these days she forks out closer to 13,000 rupiah.

    “With the money we spend, we used to get more food. But now we get less. These days we only eat fish and eggs, we can’t afford meat,” says the housewife as she picks through sacks of chillis.

    Ita Wahyumingsih
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    Ita Wahyumingsih says customers have been complaining about higher prices

    Next to her was shopowner Ita Wahyumingsih. Speaking softly as she peels cloves of garlic, she tells me most of her customers have been complaining about higher prices.

    But there is only so much of the price increase her business can absorb.

    “I’m really worried because the prices of things, like oil, fluctuate really fast," she said.

    "This shop is the only livelihood for me and my husband. We have debts to pay to the bank. I’m just worried that if the prices go up again, there will be less business.”

  13. Australia PM says meeting with Xi 'positive and constructive'published at 09:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and China's President Xi Jinping shake handsImage source, EPA

    We've now heard details of those bilateral talks between Australia and China.

    In a statement following the discussions Australian PM Anthony Albanese said he and China's Xi Jinping discussed trade, consular and human rights issues in a "positive and constructive" meeting that was "another important step towards the stabilisation of the Australia-China relationship".

    Ahead of the meeting - which lasted just over half an hour - Albanese had said he looked forward to a constructive dialogue and praised the fact that "both sides have worked to stabilise the relationship based upon mutual respect and mutual benefit".

    "Our bilateral relationship is an important one," Albanese said.

  14. Food security a major summit themepublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Food security is a major theme at this G20 - after Russia invaded Ukraine, its navy imposed a blockade on Ukraine's Black Sea ports, trapping about 20 million tonnes of grain meant for export, along with other foodstuffs such as maize and sunflower oil.

    Since Ukraine is one of the world's largest exporters of food, this caused food prices to increase worldwide.

    In July, Moscow agreed to allow ships to export millions of tonnes of grain and other crops from Ukraine through a safe corridor in the Black Sea.

    But this deal is set to expire on 19 November - unless it is renewed.

    Speaking at the eve of the G20 summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had earlier said that this deal - to allow safe passage of grain shipments from Ukraine - was crucial to global food security.

    Read more - How much grain has been shipped from Ukraine?

    BBC graphic showing Ukrainee's food exportsImage source, .
  15. How did relationship between Australia and China sour?published at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Malcolm Turnbull and Xi JinpingImage source, Getty Images
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    It's been six years since Xi Jinping met an Australian PM - Malcolm Turnbull

    As we've reported, leaders of Australia and China are holding talks on the sidelines of the G20 - the first meeting after a years-long diplomatic freeze.

    How did the relationship get so bad?

    It all began in 2018 when Australia introduced foreign interference laws, and months later became the first Western nation to ban Chinese firm Huawei from building its 5G network, citing security risks.

    Since then Canberra has angered Beijing by calling for an international investigations into the origins of Covid, by criticising its actions in Hong Kong and “severe human rights abuses” in Xinjiang, and by singing up to the AUKUS pact.

    China upset Australia by placing sanctions on Australian imports - including wine, beef, lobster and barley, by pushing Australian journalists out of the country, and by warning students and tourists to avoid Australia.

    It has also had several “dangerous” run ins with Australian military at sea, and has detained two Chinese-Australians on what advocates say are unclear charges.

    In summary, there will be lots for Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping to talk about this evening.

  16. Is China's support for Russia waning?published at 08:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    As we reported a little earlier, a draft declaration from the leaders of the G20 contains a sharp condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and could indicate a change in China's stance on the war, according to German news agency dpa.

    If the text circulating the news agencies is accurate, it could indicate that Moscow may no longer have the support of Beijing to reject a strongly worded rebuke.

    dpa reports that China's diplomats were firmly on Russia's side as recently as Friday, with expectations that any declaration containing criticism of the war would be blocked.

    We still have to wait for the reported draft to materialise into an agreed declaration, but the change in tone could signal a shift from China, reflecting its wariness to agitate relations with the West and prolong the economic fallout from the conflict.

  17. France and China reaffirm stance over nuclear arms use in Ukrainepublished at 08:23 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi JinpingImage source, Getty Images

    Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have reaffirmed their position in preventing the use of nuclear arms in the war in Ukraine, the French Presidency said, according to a Reuters report.

    The pair, who held a meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the summit, also discussed issues like providing financial support to developing economies - pointing out the "particularly urgent case" of Zambia.

    China is Zambia's biggest creditor, making up for 75% of what it owes to various other countries, including France.

    Chinese state news agency Xinhua also quoted Xi as saying that China and France had maintained "positive development" in relations and "progress" in bilateral cooperation.

  18. Most G20 members 'strongly condemn' war in Ukrainepublished at 08:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    The invasion of Ukraine is "strongly condemned" by "most" countries at the G20 summit, according to a draft of a declaration that the Reuters news agency has seen.

    The war is "causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing fragilities in the global economy", the declaration says, though it seems there is not unanimous support for the statement.

    "There were other views and different assessments of the situation and sanctions," the draft says, which is yet to be adopted by leaders at the meeting.

    Russia's foreign ministry said that the G20 was not the place to discuss security issues and should instead prioritise the world's economic challenges.

  19. Russia responds to Zelensky's 'Minsk 3' commentspublished at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Earlier we reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told G20 leaders that Russia's war "must end now" during his virtual summit.

    He also ruled out a third "Minsk agreement", which is a reference to two failed ceasefire deals between Kyiv and Moscow over the status of the eastern Donbas region.

    Mr Zelensky said during his video call: "We will not allow Russia to wait, build up its forces, and then start a new series of terror and global destabilisation.

    "There will be no Minsk 3, which Russia will violate immediately after the agreement."

    However, Russia has been critical of the Ukrainian president's statement.

    The RIA Novosti news agency reports that Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Zelensky's comments over the "Minsk 3" deal shows Russia that Kyiv is not interested in holding peace talks.

  20. Meeting between Xi and Australian PM a 'small victory'published at 07:34 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2022

    Tiffanie Turnbull
    Reporting from Sydney

    Anthony AlbaneseImage source, Getty Images

    For the first time in six years, the leaders of Australia and China are set to meet.

    High-level contact between the two countries was cut off when - amid disputes over trade, human rights and foreign interference - relations sunk to new lows.

    Australian PM Anthony Albanese has said he hopes his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is constructive.

    “Dialogue is always a good thing,” he said.

    "We enter this discussion with goodwill... [and] no preconditions."

    But Jennifer Hsu, a Research Fellow at the Lowy Institute in Australia, has warned the meeting is unlikely to bring any real progress.

    While the talks are a significant step towards stabilising the relationship and are “a small victory” to be celebrated, too many points of conflict remain, Hsu told the BBC.

    And many of them are rooted in “fundamental” differences between the countries, like system of government or values, she adds.

    “It would be wrong for us to have great anticipation of this meeting resolving all those issues that have percolated over the last six years," Hsu said.

    Albanese’s government - elected in May - has toned down Australia’s rhetoric towards China, but has repeatedly said its policy approach is no different to that of the previous government.

    We looked at whether the two countries are likely to patch things up earlier this year.