G20 Leaders Scrap Family Photo Amid Controversy Over Russia's Participation

10/31/2026

Foreign Minister Penny Wong made it known she would not participate in a photograph with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

10/31/2026

The cancellation has added to concerns about the poor prospects for the G20 diplomats to reach consensus on many of the most contentious issues they face

10/31/2026

Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycottThe traditional "family photo" to open the G20 foreign ministers’...

10/31/2026

The refusal by Germany and other nations was a potent symbol of the divisions that have emerged between the US and its allies over President Donald Trump’s move to court Russia

10/31/2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled the plug on the traditional group photo after several European officials threatened to boycott or walk out of the snapshot that usually helps kick off such...

10/31/2026

A photocall of the foreign ministers from the Group of 20 nations (G20) was called off on Friday after European diplomats refused to be photographed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

10/30/2026

G20 group photo scrapped after Europe leaders object to posing with Russia's Lavrov

10/30/2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was forced to cancel the leaders’ photo on Friday amid fears it would be a distraction

10/30/2026

The US scrapped plans for a group photo of G20 diplomats after several European representatives objected to appearing alongside Russia's Sergey Lavrov.

10/30/2026

The U.S. hosts of the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting opted to skip the traditional "family photo" Friday after several top diplomats objected to being photographed with a Russian...

10/30/2026

'I assume there will be no family photograph at all,' Johann Wadephul tells reporters in Atlanta