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The United States canceled a planned G20 foreign ministers’ group photo in Atlanta on October 30 after European diplomats objected to appearing with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The two-day meeting proceeded amid divisions over Ukraine, Iran and other global issues.The United States canceled a G20 group photo in Atlanta on October 30 after European diplomats objected to appearing with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The meeting continued amid fierce disagreement over Russia’s war in Ukraine and Washington’s approach to Moscow.The United States scrapped a G20 group photo in Atlanta on October 30 after European diplomats threatened to boycott a picture with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov. The ministers continued talks on security, trade and other crises despite the diplomatic standoff.