ATLANTA - The U.S. hosts of the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting opted to skip the traditional "family photo" on Friday, after several top diplomats objected to being photographed with a Russian official, The Hill reported. The report was written by Sarah Davis and published on October 30, 2026.
According to The Hill, the decision was made at the two-day event in Atlanta, where Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was present. The outlet reported that his attendance raised tensions within the group. Its summary links those tensions to his country's ongoing military activity, but the text available breaks off at that reference, so the summary does not describe that activity.
The Hill's headline describes the outcome as the group scrapping the photo, while its summary says the U.S. hosts opted to skip it. Both descriptions refer to the same decision, and the summary does not indicate whether any other format replaced the photograph.
The available summary does not identify which diplomats objected, how many delegations took part in the objection, or what reasons they gave. It also does not include a statement from the U.S. hosts, from Lavrov, or from the Russian government, and it does not say whether any officials were asked for comment.
This account relies on a single report from The Hill, and no other outlet's coverage was available for comparison.
Sources: The Hill: G20 foreign ministers scrap ‘family photo’ as Lavrov crashes party.