Traditional photo session cancelled at G20 summit

The traditional "family photo" scheduled for the G20 foreign ministers' meeting taking place in Atlanta, USA, has been cancelled. According to 1tv, this decision is linked to the participation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, which led European diplomats to refuse to participate in the joint photo session. 1TV+1

According to a US official, the photo session was cancelled after it became clear that some delegations did not wish to participate in a photo with Lavrov. 1tv writes that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio considered the possibility of taking two photos, but ultimately cancelled the photo session entirely, as he believed the drama associated with the process would overshadow the goals of the gathering. 1TV

1tv notes that similar incidents have occurred at previous G20 meetings, specifically in Bali in 2022 and India in 2023, while the failure to take a photo in Johannesburg in 2025 was officially explained by a lack of time, although according to media reports, the refusal of European diplomats was the reason then as well. 1TV