Kallas says Lavrov "gave no indication that Russia is willing" to negotiate peace

At a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, European officials challenged Sergey Lavrov over Russia’s war in Ukraine, with U.K. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband telling him Russia was the aggressor and would not win, according to remarks reported from the session. A customary group photo was canceled amid reports that some diplomats would not appear with Lavrov; Poland’s Radosław Sikorski and Germany’s Johann Wadephul made critical comments, and EU official Kaja Kallas said war crimes must not be treated as normal around the table. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended Lavrov’s invitation, saying a negotiated settlement is needed and that talks do not legitimize actions; the Trump administration’s invitation to Vladimir Putin for December’s Miami summit stands, Rubio has said, and the Kremlin said it is considering it. Kallas later said Lavrov’s position offered no sign Moscow was ready for peace negotiations.