Three Indonesian government and medical officials said he was being treated on the resort island, with two of them saying Lavrov was being treated for a heart condition. Officials said he was taken to Sanglah Hospital in the provincial capital, Denpasar, but the hospital did not immediately comment. Bali Governor Wayan Koster later said Lavrov had been brought in for a “check-up” and “returned immediately”. The Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed claims he was in hospital as “fake news”. In a post on Telegram, the director of the ministry’s information and press department, Maria Zakharova, said: “We can’t believe our eyes: it turns out that he is hospitalized. “This is, of course, the stunts of fakers. Well, wait, world exclusive.” Sky News Moscow correspondent Diana Magnai said Zakharova shared a video showing Lavrov sitting in his shorts and working on a balcony. Image: Lavrov appeared in a video online. Photo: Telegram Maria Zakharova In the clip, she asks him what he’s doing about the reports, to which he replies: “Well they say our president is sick too and that’s not true, and that Western journalists should be more honest and tell the truth.” Mr Lavrov is the most senior Russian official attending the G20 summit, which starts on Tuesday.
