US, others walk out of Apec talks over Russia's invasion - officials
Representatives of the United States and several other nations walked out of an Asia-Pacific trade ministers meeting in Bangkok today to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine, officials said.
The walkout was "an expression of disapproval at Russia's illegal war of aggression in Ukraine and its economic impact in the Apec region," one diplomat said.
Representatives from Canada, New Zealand, Japan, and...
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