Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
18
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
European diplomats have refused to stand for an official photo with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in the US, leading to the American hosts cancelling the planned picture.
asserted
hosts → publish → picture
Two officials confirmed to the BBC the cancellation of the so-called family photo scheduled for Friday morning, which would usually include representatives from all the nations in attendance.
asserted
which → confirm → attendance
The meeting, which gathers top diplomats from the world's biggest economies, is being hosted in Atlanta by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
asserted
which → gather → Rubio
Ukraine is not not a G20 member but has been invited to similar meetings in recent years.
asserted
Ukraine → invite → years
However, Ukraine was not invited to this meeting.
asserted
Ukraine → invite → meeting
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is present and a diplomatic source confirmed the UK was among the countries which refused to participate in the picture.
asserted
which → confirm → picture
One British official said: "The UK has a longstanding policy not to have direct, bilateral engagement with Russian ministers since the invasion of Ukraine and we are not about to change that".
asserted
we → say → that
A US official said the photo was cancelled "after it became clear some of the delegations were unwilling to participate in a joint photo".
"Rather than allow a ceremonial photo opportunity to become a diplomatic distraction, the US decided to forgo the photo and keep the focus on the substantive discussions," the official said.
asserted
official → say → discussions
In contrast to Ukraine, relations between the US and Russia appear to have partially thawed in recent weeks, as Trump waived some sanctions and agreed a deal to import Russian diesel for the American market.
asserted
Trump → appear → market
The move comes as Trump attempts to lower fuel prices in the US ahead of mid-term elections at the start of November, after months spent grappling with the political consequences of the Iran war.
asserted
Trump → come → war
Ukraine and its European allies have heavily criticised Trump's deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
asserted
Ukraine → criticise → Putin
Zelensky called it "a gift" to Putin that amounts to "an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged".
asserted
that → call → war
Trump said his decision to suspend several Russian sanctions is an effort to keep Moscow at the negotiating table in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
asserted
decision → say → Russia
Putin has said Russia, which introduced a ban on diesel exports earlier this year, is willing to supply both the US and global markets with oil and petroleum products.
asserted
which → say → products
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and currently controls approximately a fifth of Ukrainian territory.
asserted
Russia → launch → territory
Moscow has in recent weeks intensified its deadly missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
asserted
Moscow → intensify → Kyiv