Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has been taken to the hospital after suffering a health problem following his arrival for the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesian authorities said.
Three Indonesian government and medical officials said the Russian diplomat was being treated on the resort island.
Two said Mr Lavrov was being treated for a heart condition.
Russia’s foreign ministry said on that media reports on Mr Lavrov’s condition were “fake.”
“This, of course, is the height of fakery,” foreign ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
It comes as Bali is set to host G20 nations for a summit where president Joe Biden will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping for the first time as the leaders of the world’s two largest economies hope to reach agreement on issues from macroeconomics, to tech and Taiwan.
Rishi Sunak said he will use the upcoming G20 summit to “call out Putin’s regime” over the devastation it is wreaking on Ukraine and the global economy with its invasion.
The prime minister jets off to Bali, Indonesia, on Sunday to join other leaders of the world’s biggest economies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has faced unanimous condemnation from Western leaders over the war, is expected to skip the event sending Mr Lavor as his replacement before his reported hospitalisation.
The annual G20 leaders’ gatherings began in response to the 2008 financial crisis, establishing the summit as the main global forum for economic cooperation.
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