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Ed Miliband 'to snub' G20 family photo with Russian counterpart Lavrov - as he urges US hosts to stage a separate picture with allies

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Wilcock, D. (2026, October 30). Ed Miliband 'to snub' G20 family photo with Russian counterpart Lavrov - as he urges US hosts to stage a separate picture with allies. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251931/Ed-Miliband-snub-G20-family-photo-Russian-Lavrov.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Ed Miliband, the UK Foreign Secretary, plans to skip a group photo at the G20 meeting hosted by the US in Atlanta due to Russia's Sergei Lavrov's attendance. He has requested that a separate photograph be taken with close allies instead. This move follows his decision not to shake hands with Lavrov and reflects Britain’s stance against engaging with Russian officials. Additionally, Labour politician Rachel Reeves calls for the EU to seize control of £175 billion in frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine's defense against Russia.

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Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, arrived in Atlanta on October 30, 2026, to attend a G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This comes amid ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, as well as high oil prices affecting global stability. Earlier that week, S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, traveled to Atlanta for the same event from October 29 to 31, meeting with counterparts including Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu. The G20 gathering in Atlanta precedes crucial U.S. midterm elections and sets the stage for a leaders' summit in Miami at President Donald Trump's Doral resort in December. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband refused to participate in the traditional group photograph due to Lavrov’s attendance, seeking instead to take an image with close allies to avoid controversy.

Written for “G20 Ministers Meeting Divided By Conflicts” on 2026-10-30, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

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The Foreign Secretary will not take part in the traditional image showing all 20 of them together at the event in Atlanta because Putin's burly henchman is attending

left describes Lavrov negatively and justifies Miliband's boycott

Reading Leans left (beta estimate) Confidence high 1 quote(s) discarded as not found in the article

Leaning: leans left for article 116978 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-10-30

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This article reads leans left and hedges 16% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in U.S. for G20 meeting Different event

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“While both articles discuss Sergey Lavrov's arrival in the U.S. for a G20 meeting, Article B focuses on Ed Miliband's decision to boycott a 'family photo' due to Lavrov's presence, which is not mentioned or implied in Article A.”

Marco Rubio hosts G20 Foreign Ministers as Iran, Ukraine wars divide members Same event

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Hedges 3 of 25 claims Outlet record 77/100

Rubio hosts G20 ministers as Iran, Ukraine wars divide members Same event

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The Foreign Secretary will not take part in the traditional image showing all 20 of them together at the event in Atlanta because Putin's burly henchman is attending. Mr Miliband is said to have asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to stage a separate photograph just with close allies instead.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30

2026-10-30 · Daily Mail

Ed Miliband 'to snub' G20 family photo with Russian counterpart Lavrov - as he urges US hosts to stage a separate picture with allies · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

Ed Miliband is to boycott a 'family photo' at a meeting of G20 hosted by Trump's America in protest at the attendance of Russia's Sergei Lavrov. asserted

Miliband → boycott → Lavrov

Miliband → take → allies

This would allow him to avoid a row like that which accompanied his decision to meet and shake hands with his Iranian counterpart at the UN general assembly in New York in September. asserted

which → allow → September

On Tuesday Mr Miliband was asked by Tory frontbencher Dame Harriett Baldwin if he would shake hands with Mr Lavrov if their paths cross in Georgia. asserted

paths → ask → Georgia

He replied: 'We do not engage in that way with the Russians and have not for a number of years. asserted

We → reply → years

'As I have said throughout this session, we are absolutely clear about the need to counter the Russian hybrid threat.' asserted

we → say → threat

The Foreign Secretary will not take part in the traditional image showing all 20 of them together at the event in Atlanta because Putin's burly henchman is attending On Tuesday Mr Miliband was asked by Tory frontbencher Harriett Baldwin if he would shake hands with Lavrov. asserted

he → take → Lavrov

He replied: 'We do not engage in that way with the Russians' asserted

We → reply → Russians

The event could also see a wider row over support for Ukraine in Mr Lavrov's presence. uncertain

event → see → presence

The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said last night she would urge partners there and at a separate EU-Canada summit to strengthen support for Ukraine. asserted

she → say → Ukraine

She would also urge to advance accountability through the Special Tribunal and Claims Commission, writing on X: 'Russia must be accountable.' uncertain

Russia → urge → X

It came as former chancellor Rachel Reeves urged Brussels to seize control of £175billion in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine defend against Kremlin aggression in the face of 'a desperate winter'. asserted

Ukraine → come → winter

In her first significant intervention since leaving Government, the Labour former Cabinet minister told the European Union that 'the time to act is now', with Kyiv confronting a funding black hole and Donald Trump seeking to pressure the embattled country 'to cut a deal with Moscow'. asserted

Trump → leave → Moscow

She warned without the funding Ukraine's 'capacity to sustain its defence will be gravely impaired', which in turn would 'undermine Europe's security'. asserted

which → warn → security

Ms Reeves, who was sacked as chancellor by Andy Burnham when he took office, issued the rallying call for urgent action in an article in The Times penned along with three other senior politicians from Germany, France and Canada. asserted

he → sack → Germany

It said: 'We are coming together to say we need to stand by Ukraine in its time of need. ' asserted

we → say → need

A critical next step should be for the EU to take custody of the 210 billion euros of sovereign Russian assets it immobilised in 2022 so it can use them to help Kyiv in its defence.' asserted

it → take → defence

The quartet pointed out the funding would be enough to bankroll Ukraine's defence into 2029. asserted

funding → point → 2029

The article said: 'This eliminates the risk that elections in key EU member states next year may halt financial support for Kyiv. 'The assets would also fund Ukraine's defence until after the next US presidential election, at which point Washington may be more supportive than it is today.' uncertain

it → say → election