Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycott

The traditional “family photo” to open the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting has been abruptly cancelled in the US after a host of nations – including Australia and the UK – refused to appear beside the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov.

The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, pulled the plug after several European officials, the UK and Australia made it known they would boycott or walk out of the snapshot that often kicks off such international gatherings.

Rubio still opened the talks in Atlanta with an appeal for unity on the issues that threaten international security and trade.

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    8 days ago

    Why was Russia even invited this event? Oh right. He owns Trump and the entire U.S. administration.

    Enjoy your Iranian Russian diesel folks and bring on the absolute utter wrong side of history.

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      8 days ago

      If Putin has something on Trump then more power to him. So does Mamdani, apparently. What’s the problem?

      I’ve seen your “right side” of history. No thanks.

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              7 days ago

              Thanks, Professor of Nazis Apologia 101.🤓☠️👍

              …something… something… doomed to repeat History Channel?

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                  7 days ago

                  Wagner Group doesn’t even exist anymore. Dude tried to coup Putin with a truck load of NATO cash and got shot out of the sky. 👍

                  Every Russian opposition figure you settle on turns out to be Nazis, from Pussy Riot to Navalny to “Russian Volunteer Corps”.