US Cancels G20 Group Photo After Europeans Object to Standing Beside Russia: Report
European diplomats objected to a posed image with Sergey Lavrov, and U.S. officials said the cancellation would avoid distracting from talks on global crises.
- On Thursday, the United States cancelled the G20 "family photo" in Atlanta after European diplomats threatened to walk out over the presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
- Deep rifts over the Russia-Ukraine conflict and global crises complicate the gathering, which U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is chairing on Friday and Saturday.
- Rubio decided to cancel late Thursday after determining the posed event would be a "distraction" from the group's agenda and consensus-building efforts.
- Ian Kelly, a former U.S. ambassador to Georgia during Trump's first term, called the invitation "politically boneheaded," saying Lavrov's attendance "will definitely take away from the message that at least the Western members want to send."
- This gathering sets the stage for the G20 leaders' summit in December, which President Donald Trump will host at his Miami golf club.
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G20 Photo Scrapped After Leaders Object to Russia’s Presence
The US hosts of a Group of 20 gathering in Atlanta scrapped a traditional “family photo” after several officials attending the event refused to have their picture taken with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
G20 joint photo in the US canceled after refusing to be photographed with laurel The <p>hosts of the G20 meeting in Atlanta canceled the traditional photo due to the laurel boycott. The reason was the disagreement of the US allies regarding Trump's rapprochement with Russia.</p>
A tradition usual at G20 meetings is omitted at the summit of the Foreign Minsters in Atlanta. Several Europeans do not want to be photographed next to Sergei Lavrov.
Deep rifts among G20 diplomats, including from China and Russia, prompt U.S. to ditch group photo
The United States has scrapped plans for a photo with participants at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta after several European diplomats objected to being photographed with Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, and threatened to walk out.
U.S. cancels G20 group photo in Atlanta after diplomats object to posing with Russia's Lavrov
The United States has scrapped plans for a photo with participants at the G20 foreign ministers meeting in Atlanta after several European diplomats objected to being photographed with Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, and threatened to walk out of it.
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