G20 photocall cancelled after Miliband and European ministers refuse to be pictured with Russia's Lavrov

Summary

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband boycotted a G20 photocall with the Russian envoy over Ukraine, a photocall that was cancelled, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Friday 30 October, Sky News reporting that the photocall of foreign ministers was cancelled by the US after Miliband and other European counterparts refused to be pictured with Russia's envoy Sergei Lavrov, at the summit being held in Atlanta according to BBC News. Miliband told the Russian envoy 'We all know you are the aggressor' in Ukraine, stressing the need to deprive Vladimir Putin 'of the revenues that perpetuate this barbaric war', the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, The Independent adding that Miliband also told the Russian foreign minister 'you are not winning this war'. On Saturday 31 October The Guardian reported that Lavrov was snubbed at the G20 in Atlanta and heavily criticised by the EU foreign policy chief, and Euronews that Kaja Kallas criticised Lavrov following the G20 meetings, under the headline 'A lot of lies', Euronews also giving Miliband's account of telling Lavrov in the plenary to have 'the courage to tell Putin that Russia will not win this war'.

Latest: Lavrov was snubbed at the G20 in Atlanta and heavily criticised by the EU foreign policy chief, The Guardian reported, and Kaja Kallas criticised Lavrov following the G20 meetings, Euronews reported under the headline 'A lot of lies', giving Miliband's account of telling Lavrov in the plenary to have 'the courage to tell Putin that Russia will not win this war'.

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