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US Scraps Traditional G20 Photo As Europeans Object To Posing With Russia's Lavrov

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In short

The customary G20 group photograph was completely abandoned following strong resistance from European leaders. These officials formally objected to appearing alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the unified portrait. Because the European participants balked at being photographed with the Russian diplomat, the customary staging had to be canceled.

Key points

  • Diplomatic boycotts by European officials prevented the staging of the traditional group…: Diplomatic boycotts by European officials prevented the staging of the traditional group image.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was intentionally excluded from shared diplomatic…: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was intentionally excluded from shared diplomatic photo opportunities.
  • Summit conventions were broken because European participants refused to appear beside the…: Summit conventions were broken because European participants refused to appear beside the Russian representative.

Europeans baulked at being photographed with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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