Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting, where disagreements over Ukraine, the Middle East and U.S. sanctions policy are threatening to prevent the adoption of a joint statement, Reuters reported on Oct. 30. Separately, Pentagon officials, including Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, have reportedly privately urged Baltic governments to temper public warnings about Russia, arguing that such remarks could undermine European security .