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US Cancels G20 Foreign Ministers' Group Photo After Objections to Russia's Lavrov

According to reports, Marco Rubio scrapped the traditional photo after several European officials, the UK and Australia said they would boycott or walk out of…

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The gist

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  • The US cancelled the traditional family photo at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting.
  • Several European nations, the UK and Australia objected to posing beside Russia's Sergei Lavrov.
  • Reports say the photo often opens such gatherings; the dispute centres on Russia's presence.

What's new

The United States has called off the customary group photograph that normally opens the G20 foreign ministers' meeting. Secretary of State Marco Rubio cancelled it after a number of nations said they would not take part alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to The Guardian, roughly one-third of the countries involved threatened a boycott. Several European officials, along with the UK and Australia, reportedly said they would either boycott the picture or walk out of it. NDTV and India Today report the same core development.

Why it matters

The episode shows how Russia's presence at international forums is still dividing member countries. A photo that usually marks the start of such meetings has become a point of diplomatic friction, and its removal signals that the disagreement could not be bridged in the usual way.

What others say

The Guardian gives the largest count of objecting countries, describing about a third of nations as threatening a boycott. NDTV and India Today focus mainly on the European objections and do not give that figure.

What we don't know yet

The reports do not say which specific countries beyond the UK and Australia objected, or whether the meeting's other sessions will go ahead as planned.

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