Key facts
- Lavrov will attend the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Atlanta.
- The meeting is scheduled for October 30-31.
- Russia aims to promote ideas for a multipolar world.
- US President Donald Trump announced a diesel deal with Moscow on October 9.
- Lavrov has been under U.S. sanctions since 2022.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Atlanta from October 30 to October 31, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Zakharova stated that the delegation would use the meeting to promote Russian ideas for a multipolar world. The visit comes amid reports of a warming in U.S.-Russia relations, including a diesel deal announced by President Donald Trump on October 9 and potential further sanctions relief. Lavrov has been under U.S. sanctions since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.