Lavrov’s Strange Situation
The Russian Foreign Minister, who is set to represent Russia at the major G20 summit in place of his boss, was hospitalized upon his arrival in Indonesia due to his deteriorating condition, and multiple hospital and government sources have confirmed the news.
The Russian Foreign Ministry and government, worried about the news’s impact, described it as fake news and a rumor spread by Western journalists, and quickly released a video of Sergey Lavrov in Bali at a luxurious villa, by the pool, and on the balcony.
It is still unclear what the nature of Lavrov’s illness or the cause of his poor health is, yet the Russian officials’ and media’s rush to deny the news has been noteworthy.