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- Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey led a walkout of finance leaders at an IMF meeting in Thailand.
- Finance leaders from France, Germany and the Baltics left when Russian minister Anton Siluanov spoke in Russian.
- Saudi finance minister Mohammed al-Jadaan said the walkout achieved its purpose and members endorsed the statement.
- U.S. Treasury undersecretary Erin Browne stated Washington backs Russia despite economic resilience concerns.