# G20 family photo reportedly canceled over Russian presence

https://mins.news/en/item/122935

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-30 18:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/g20-family-photo-allegedly-canceled-over-russian-presence/

> A customary group photo at the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta on Oct. 30 was apparently scrapped after European representatives objected to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s attendance. Germany’s Johann Wadephul said European partners would not pose alongside Lavrov; media reports cited sources saying the U.S. hosts canceled the photo.

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