Lavrov to tell G20 world is ‘on brink of disaster’ and rip into US at Delhi gathering

Germany has pledged to counter Russian ‘propaganda’ at the two-day foreign minister’s gathering

Sergei Lavrov in Delhi on Wednesday (AP)

The Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will condemn the “destructive policy” of the United States and its allies at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers as the year-long Russian war in Ukraine casts a shadow over the summit in Delhi.

Mr Lavrov will focus on “attempts by the West to take revenge for the inevitable disappearance of the levers of dominance from its hands”, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

Germany has pledged to counter Russian “propaganda” at the two-day foreign minister’s gathering which started on Wednesday. Foreign ministers and delegations from 40 countries have gathered in India’s capital for the summit.