G20 foreign ministers ended a two-day meeting in Atlanta, United States, on Saturday without a joint communiqué due to a lack of consensus on major global crises, especially the Ukrainian-Russian conflict and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

The meeting was chaired by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and is the prelude to the G20 leaders’ summit that U.S. President Donald Trump will host next December at his golf club on the outskirts of Miami.

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The world’s largest economies met to address disruptions in supply chains, the energy market and food security caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. war against Iran, the tariffs imposed by Trump and Beijing’s maneuvers in the East China Sea.

At the closing @G20org Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, I made clear to our partners that secure supply chains are essential for growth.

Critical trade routes including the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb Strait must remain secure and open to commerce. And we must continue to… pic.twitter.com/8vhPGnG4NO

— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) October 31, 2026

Discord was evident from the first minute of the meeting, when the United States, the host, had to cancel the traditional family photo because European representatives refused to appear alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The Ukrainians, who are not part of the G20 but have participated in similar forums, were not invited by the U.S. host. The Russian minister arrived in Atlanta after Moscow denounced delays by Washington in granting visas to its delegation.

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