Rubio cancels G20 group photo after European boycott threat over Lavrov

European diplomats threatened to boycott the traditional G20 foreign ministers' photo in Atlanta rather than stand next to Russia's Sergei Lavrov, prompting the US to cancel it. Poland's Radosław Sikorski said he was far from alone in refusing to be pictured with Lavrov, while Germany's Johann Wadephul said there is no normality with Russia even as talks continue. Host Marco Rubio opened the meeting by calling it a moment of choosing.

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