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Macron eagerly shakes hands with Putin diplomat
Many are outraged - a video has surfaced online showing French President Emmanuel Macron shaking hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, of all people. The scene: the G20 summit in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro ...
The French head of state takes to the podium at the photo opportunity on the sidelines of the summit of the 20 leading industrialized and emerging nations. The summit participants had already positioned themselves in three rows in front of the Sugar Loaf Mountain for the camera. Suddenly, Macron approaches the Kremlin chief diplomat and extends his hand. Lavrov returns the friendly gesture. The two exchange a few sentences, content: unknown. Then Macron moves on again.
The (still) incumbent US President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni stayed away from the lightning storm. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova complained that the leaders of Western countries had deliberately avoided joint photos with Lavrov on several occasions. It used to be a circus anyway, she railed. There had even been an attempt to hold the summit ceremony at night - before Lavrov's arrival.
A wide berth for Kremlin representatives
The accusations made by the blonde, iron-faced Russian are not unjustified. The last traditional "family photo" at a G20 summit was taken in Italy in 2021. Since then, the heads of government of Western countries have not wanted to be photographed with representatives of the Kremlin due to the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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