US Cancels G20 Family Photo Amid European Objections to Russia's Lavrov

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

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

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

10/31/2026

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

Reported by: Roshni Majumdar with AP, AFP | Additional reporting from Benjamin Alvarez Gruber A Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting in the US city of Atlanta got off to a rocky start on Friday...

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

10/30/2026

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

The US State Department agenda for the meeting did not include the so-called family shot and ministers – including Russia's Sergei Lavrov – began the first session without having posed for...

10/30/2026

A photocall of foreign ministers was cancelled by the US after the UK's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and other European counterparts refused to be pictured with Russia's envoy Sergei Lavrov.