European diplomats threatened to walk out of or boycott the G20 group photograph in Atlanta if Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was included, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to cancel the photograph on October 30, 2026

An ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine that was sparked with Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and escalated into a full-scale invasion in February 2022, resulting in widespread casualties, displacement and significant geopolitical consequences for Europe and the world.