The United States' move to welcome Russia back to a meeting of G20 countries on Monday while denying some journalists access to the gathering dismayed some finance leaders present, deflecting from its bid to focus talks on global economic growth.

G20 finance chiefs meet in the U.S. as a Canadian tariff clash and a massive Venezuela oil deal test group cohesion, with markets watching for policy signals.

Our European allies were shocked after Russia’s finance minister attended the summit being held in North Carolina.

US Treasury bars some reporters from G20 finance talks