U.S. scraps G20 group photo after European diplomats refuse to pose with Russia's Lavrov
ATLANTA (AP) — The top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies opened two days of meetings in Atlanta on Friday after European objections to Russia’s participation forced the U.S. to cancel a photo of the foreign ministers, underscoring deep rifts among the group over global crises. Secretary of State Marco Rubio pulled the plug on the traditional group photo after several European officials threatened to boycott or walk out of the snapshot that usually helps kick off such diplomatic gatherings. But he still opened the talks, which otherwise went ahead as planned, with an…
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[Claude] Both reports cover the U.S. scrapping the G20 opening photo after European objections to Russia's Lavrov, with no conflicting facts.
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