# US cancels G20 ‘family photo’ after Australia, UK and others refuse to pose with Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/123285

- The Guardian, 2026-10-31 00:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/us-cancels-g20-family-photo-after-australia-uk-and-others-refuse-to-appear-with-russia

> The US cancelled the traditional G20 foreign ministers’ group photo after Australia, the UK and other countries said they would not appear alongside Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. About one-third of participants opposed posing with Russian representatives. Marco Rubio nevertheless opened the Atlanta talks by urging unity on challenges to international security and trade.

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