# G20 drops group photo after Europeans refuse to stand with Lavrov

https://mins.news/en/item/123086

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 20:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/g20-drops-group-photo-as-europeans-refuse-to-stand-with-lavrov?traffic_source=rss

> The United States scrapped the G20 foreign ministers’ traditional group photo after European officials refused to appear alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Atlanta talks are divided over the wars in Ukraine and Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz; no joint statement is expected.

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