Lavrov had to fly to the G20 summit in the United States for more than 20 hours because of flying over "unfriendly" countries The Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had to fly to the G20 summit in the United States for almost 24 hours. Due to the flight over the airspace of "unfriendly" countries, the flight took 20 hours and 10 minutes, reports TASS. As a result, on the night of October 30, Lavrov arrived in Atlanta, where a meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 countries will take place. This event will be key before the G20 leaders' summit, scheduled for December 14-15 in Miami. The President of the United States Donald Trump stated that he would like to see Vladimir Putin at the meeting, but the Kremlin stated that no decision has yet been made on the matter. After the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Lavrov has already flown to the United States, bypassing "unfriendly" countries. Thus, in July 2024, the Russian minister participated in the meetings of the UN Security Council. Then TASS reported that the flight from Moscow to New York took more than 12 hours. On September 23 this year, the Russian Foreign Minister visited New York again to participate in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was on the flight for 12 hours and 45 minutes. In total, the list of countries that Russia classifies as "unfriendly" includes 49 countries. Most of these are EU countries. More details.

Lavrov had to fly to the G20 summit in the United States for more than 20 hours because of flying over "unfriendly" countries The Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had to fly to the G20 summit in the United States for almost 24 hours. Due to the flight over the airspace of "unfriendly" countries, the flight took 20 hours and 10 minutes, reports TASS. As a result, on the night of October 30, Lavrov arrived in Atlanta, where a meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 countries will take place. This event will be key before the G20 leaders' summit, scheduled for December 14-15 in Miami. The President of the United States Donald Trump stated that he would like to see Vladimir Putin at the meeting, but the Kremlin stated that no decision has yet been made on the matter. After the start of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Lavrov has already flown to the United States, bypassing "unfriendly" countries. Thus, in July 2024, the Russian minister participated in the meetings of the UN Security Council. Then TASS reported that the flight from Moscow to New York took more than 12 hours. On September 23 this year, the Russian Foreign Minister visited New York again to participate in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. He was on the flight for 12 hours and 45 minutes. In total, the list of countries that Russia classifies as "unfriendly" includes 49 countries. Most of these are EU countries. More details.