The G20 foreign ministers meeting kicked off in Atlanta on Friday without a “family photo” after numerous representatives were expected to walk out rather than be pictured alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Friday.
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The G20 foreign ministers meeting kicked off in Atlanta on Friday without a “family photo” after numerous representatives were expected to walk out rather than be pictured alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Two Western officials told CNN more than a third of attending officials had threatened to walk out of a picture with the Russian foreign minister.