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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Taken to Hospital - Spokesperson say Nuh uh
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Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire
White House Bureau Chief @Politico
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov taken to hospital after arriving for G-20 summit in Bali.
however
https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-foreign-ministry-denies-lavrov-taken-hospital-2022-11-14/
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday dismissed an Associated Press report that he had been taken to hospital with a heart condition, scolding Western journalists for what he cast as false reporting.
Associated Press, citing Indonesian officials, said that Lavrov had been taken to hospital after arriving on the island of Bali for a Group of 20 summit. AP said Lavrov, 72, had been treated for a heart condition.
"This, of course, is the height of fakery," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Asked about the report, Lavrov said Western journalists had been writing falsely for a decade that Putin, 70, was ill.
Associated Press, citing Indonesian officials, said that Lavrov had been taken to hospital after arriving on the island of Bali for a Group of 20 summit. AP said Lavrov, 72, had been treated for a heart condition.
"This, of course, is the height of fakery," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Asked about the report, Lavrov said Western journalists had been writing falsely for a decade that Putin, 70, was ill.
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... methinks something is rotten in Denmark.
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max seddon @maxseddon
Indonesian officials say Lavrov did visit hospital but is back at the hotel now. In this video posted by the foreign ministry, Lavrov asks western journalists to be "more honest" but does not address whether he actually visited hospital.
He's wearing a GAP/Basquiat t-shirt and some fancy Italian loafers
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