The German foreign minister, Johann Wedpole, is engaged in the "diplomacy of family photography". He pays too much attention to unnecessary details and misses the opportunity to solve serious problems. This is how Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the behavior of his German counterpart, RIA Novosti reports. Lavrov spoke at a press conference after the first day of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta. He recalled that "this Mr. Widpole" had asked to meet with him in New York a month ago. A few days ago, the German minister returned to rhetoric and accusatory gestures. "I released some message that "I will tell Rob everything about the aggressive war, and I will never take pictures". I call it family photo diplomacy," Lavrov said. According to him, if the main thing for Europeans is how they look in a family photo and who is standing next to them, then "that says everything". The head of the German Foreign Ministry is ready to take a picture with Lavrov at the G20 summit. On October 30-31, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 countries, led by the United States, is taking place in Atlanta.

The German foreign minister, Johann Wedpole, is engaged in the "diplomacy of family photography". He pays too much attention to unnecessary details and misses the opportunity to solve serious problems. This is how Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the behavior of his German counterpart, RIA Novosti reports. Lavrov spoke at a press conference after the first day of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta. He recalled that "this Mr. Widpole" had asked to meet with him in New York a month ago. A few days ago, the German minister returned to rhetoric and accusatory gestures. "I released some message that "I will tell Rob everything about the aggressive war, and I will never take pictures". I call it family photo diplomacy," Lavrov said. According to him, if the main thing for Europeans is how they look in a family photo and who is standing next to them, then "that says everything". The head of the German Foreign Ministry is ready to take a picture with Lavrov at the G20 summit. On October 30-31, a meeting of the foreign ministers of the G20 countries, led by the United States, is taking place in Atlanta.