Miliband tells Lavrov at G20 meeting that Putin is not winning the war

UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband spoke directly to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta, USA, saying everyone knows who the aggressor is in the war against Ukraine. The G20 is a forum of the world's largest economies, and top diplomats from other member states attended the session. The details come from Sky News and European Pravda.

Reference to the Dnipro attack

Miliband pointed to an attack the previous day near a railway in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. According to him, Russian drones struck and killed 15 people. He added that there are countless similar examples of innocent civilians being killed throughout the war.

The British diplomat stressed that Russia is not winning the war thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people and the help of allies. He said Putin had believed he would win easily, but that will not happen. Miliband also said that if Lavrov had the courage, he would tell Putin that he is not winning the war and will not win it.

The photo and other ministers' statements

As reported, Lavrov travelled to the US to take part in the G20 foreign ministers' meeting. There will be no traditional group photo of the ministers in Atlanta this time. The Associated Press, citing two US officials, reported that the US cancelled plans for a joint photo with the leading G20 diplomats after several Europeans refused to be photographed with Lavrov.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, commenting on the meeting, said Lavrov showed no readiness for peace talks. Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, for his part, said he intends to pass a message to Lavrov urging him to end the war against Ukraine.