Europeans Refuse to Pose With Lavrov, G20 Drops Photo — SkimNews
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- G20 dropped its traditional foreign-ministers group photo in Atlanta after European officials refused to be pictured with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said there would be no photo pairing European partners with Lavrov.
- Ukraine was not invited to the Atlanta G20 meeting, while Lavrov arrived for Russia and Moscow said he would use his speech to argue against international sanctions.
- Kallas pledged on Thursday to urge G20 partners to strengthen support for Ukraine and pursue accountability through a special tribunal and claims commission, after a Russian strike on a Ukrainian railway station killed at least 14 people that day.
- Washington will publish a chair’s summary it has drafted instead of a joint statement; a diplomatic source said the G20 is no longer really a forum where foreign ministers reach agreement on a statement.
- Rubio urged G20 members to cooperate on economic and geopolitical crises affecting global trade, energy, food supplies and freedom of navigation, saying maritime and food security drive economic security.
- Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz after U.S.-Israeli strikes began in late February, and global energy prices rose sharply afterward.
Why it matters: Lavrov is left without the traditional G20 family image, while Washington’s own drafted chair’s summary supplies the meeting’s written output. No joint statement is expected, and with the G20 leaders’ meeting in Miami on December 14-15, Atlanta is proceeding without the forum’s usual collective text.
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