Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova has responded to reports that Segei Lavrov was hospitalised. In a statement she said: 'This is, of course, the aerobatics of fakes.' Read more here: 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
"He is there for the G20 in place of Vladimir Putin, who decided not to attend in person himself due to the optics of him being snubbed on the world stage would not have been good," Magnay added.
"It will be interesting to see who he has meetings with. We shall see how the G20 leaders respond to him." It is likely to be the most fractious G20 meeting ever, with the traditional"family photo" of all the leaders being called off due to many not wanting to be pictured with anybody from Putin's regime.
Diplomats have also raised doubts that leaders will be able to issue a joint statement at the end of the summit, as usually happens. While most would like to agree on a statement condemning Russia, that will not happen as Russia would have to agree to it.
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