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G20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacy

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 31). G20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacy. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3372805/g20-talks-expose-deep-rift-russia-stays-defiant-while-rubio-pursues-sideline-diplomacy

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During G20 foreign minister talks in the United States, Russia remained defiant over the Ukraine conflict despite sharp disagreements among forum members. European diplomats criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for spreading misinformation about the war. In a separate development, Florida Senator Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Atlanta to discuss sideline diplomacy.

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar traveled to Atlanta from October 29 to 31, 2026, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The meeting, however, concluded without reaching consensus on several critical global security issues due to deep rifts over Russia's war with Ukraine and Iran's conflicts. Jaishankar met with Rubio on the sidelines to discuss India-US cooperation, alongside Quad Foreign Ministers' meetings with Australian and Japanese counterparts. European diplomats refused a traditional group photo with Russian delegate Sergei Lavrov, underscoring the diplomatic tensions at the event.

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Advertisement G20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacy Rubio and Lavrov hold talks in Atlanta as European diplomats reject a photo op and accuse Russia of spreading lies over Ukraine conflict 3-MIN READ3-MIN Russia showed no sign on Friday of softening its stance on Kyiv as G20 foreign ministers opened talks in the United States, with the Ukraine and Iran wars deepening rifts between the sprawling forum’s members.

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2026-10-31 · South China Morning Post

G20 talks expose deep rift as Russia stays defiant while Rubio pursues sideline diplomacy · assertive framing

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wars → expose → members

Sharp disagreements emerged around the table, with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accusing Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of presenting “lies” on issues like the conflict in Ukraine. asserted

disagreements → emerge → Ukraine

“He put forward a lot of lies, a lot of false narratives” that Europeans were able to push back on, Kallas said. asserted

Kallas → put → that