Lavrov’s Strange Situation
The Russian Foreign Minister, who is supposed to represent Russia at the major G20 summit instead of his boss, was hospitalized upon arrival in Indonesia due to his deteriorating condition, and multiple hospital and government sources have confirmed the news.
The Russian Foreign Ministry and government, concerned about the spread of this news, described it as fake news and rumors by Western journalists and quickly released a video of Sergey Lavrov in Bali, at a chic villa by the pool and on the balcony.
It is still not exactly clear what the nature of Lavrov’s illness or the cause of his poor health was, yet the haste of Russian officials and media to deny the news has been noteworthy.