Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday to lead his country’s delegation at the G20 Summit this week.

It would be the first G20 Summit since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a special operation.

Lavrov was received by a guard of honour and traditional dancers, but is expected to face criticism at the summit over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and threat to use nuclear weapons in the conflict.

Russia on Sunday called for the G20 to stop talking about security and focus on the world’s most pressing socio-economic problems, ahead of a summit set to be dominated by Western criticism of Russia"s invasion of Ukraine.

The G20 - a group of the world’s largest economies that make up more than 80 percent of global GDP - is set to meet on the Indonesian island of Bali this week, with Western leaders including US President Joe Biden expected to use the high-profile forum to slam Russia publicly over the war in Ukraine.