Russian official calls WTO stagnant since 2019, dismisses collapse talk

Russia's economic development minister, Maxim Reshetnikov, stated at the G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee that the WTO has been stagnant since 2019, but rejected the notion of its collapse. The remark reflects ongoing friction in global trade governance, with Russia's perspective likely shaped by its own trade tensions. The statement signals continued erosion of multilateral trade mechanisms, though it is a diplomatic assessment rather than a concrete policy shift.