Complex sentence: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov downplayed the importance of the decision by the U.S. and its allies, and pointed up that major international decisions were taken by the G20 countries.
Split into simpler sentences: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov downplayed the importance of the decision by the U.S. and its allies, and. N. pointed up that major international decisions were taken by the G20 countries.