Over the past four decades, Carol Guzy has witnessed death and destruction. The four-time Pulitzer Prize winner has documented the humanitarian toll of some of the world's most horrendous wars and natural disasters. There was something different about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine from the beginning. She gives a candid look at her time covering the war in Ukraine. Russia was kicked out of the Group of Eight industrialized nations and the Group of Seven after it invaded Ukraine. The G-7 is a collection of countries that meet to discuss big issues like trade, economics and security. 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 Russia's membership in the G-20 remains firmly intact. Russia will remain part of the G-20 and associated organizations if member countries agree that it should go. Several countries, including China, Brazil and South Africa, have made clear they will support Russia's membership in the G-20, which represents industrial and emerging-market countries. Russia's presence in the group is not welcome by many. The Group of 20 is an assembly of the world's largest economies. It has a lot to gain from disrupting events and sowing distrust between countries. Russia blocked the International Monetary Fund's key advisory committee from issuing a statement condemning the invasion of Ukraine. Faced with the questions over what to do about Russia's membership in the organization, various world finance leaders at the meetings dodged, walked out of protest or stayed put. Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, did not call for Russia to be kicked out of the G-20. There are very, very frightening facts we have to deal with. She focused on the need for cooperation to solve big world problems. She said that it was obvious that cooperation must continue. The meeting had not been business as usual, lamented the economy minister of Spain. The committee has traditionally worked on the basis of consensus, so when one member breaks away, we cannot. The World Bank stopped all of its programs in Russia and allied Belarus after the invasion in February, and has not approved any new investments in Russia since. The International Monetary Fund has not lent money to Russia in decades and does not support any programs there. The problems that government leaders are likely to face in Indonesia in November are highlighted by the dispute at the IMF meeting. President Joe Biden has called for Russia to be kicked out of the group, but the U.S. has not said if he would boycott the gathering. The G-20 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the U.S. Spain has been invited as a permanent guest. Canada and the U.S. have been critics of Russia. The US Treasury Secretary and Canadian Finance Minister walked out of a meeting of the Group of 20 when Russia began talking. This week's meetings in Washington are about supporting the world economy, and Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine is a grave threat to the global economy. Russia should not be in these meetings. China, Brazil, and South Africa have spoken out against removing Russia. They argue that engagement is more important than isolation. Clayson Monyela, a spokesman for South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation, said that expelling Russia would make it more difficult to achieve constructive engagement. South Africa's president blamed NATO for the war in Ukraine. Brazil's Foreign Minister said at a news conference that it doesn't help to exclude Russia from the solution to the problem. Stewart Patrick, director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at the Council on Foreign Relations, said boycotting the G-20 would be a mistake on the part of the U.S. He said that boycotting is not sustainable. It would be a mistake for the U.S. to leave a hole in the G-20, because China would control it. Russia is an important member of the G-20 and no member has the right to expel another member, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Wang said that the G-20 should practice genuine multilateralism, strengthen solidarity and cooperation, and work together to address outstanding challenges in the areas of economics, finance and sustainable development. Josh Lipsky, senior director of the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center, said that Russia has the most to gain from the U.S. calling for its removal. He said that by showing up they are potentially derailing the whole G-20. If the U.S. boycotts, the G-20 will fall apart and Russia will benefit. There is a Meldrum reported from South Africa. Paul Wiseman is an economics writer for the AP. There is a Josh Lipsky is the senior director of the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center. The U.S. holds a key stake in France's presidential election on Sunday, when voters in one of America's oldest allies will choose between the incumbent President and his far-right opponent. The vote is seen as a referendum on the close ties that have been established between France and the rest of Western Europe. At an outdoor service at Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral on the eve of Orthodox Easter, Kirill splashed holy water on loaves of kulichi and said many of them would be sent to eastern Ukraine. 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