No, This Photo Does Not Depict a Meeting Between Jordan’s Foreign Minister and Russia’s Ambassador

Misbar investigated the claim and found it misleading. The image does not depict the Jordanian Foreign Minister and the Russian Ambassador to Jordan meeting to discuss the recent Ukrainian events. Instead, the research found that the photo dates back to a meeting between the Jordanian ambassador to Russia, Khaled Al-Shawabkeh, and the former boxer and Member of the state of Duma, Nikolai Valuev, to discuss and develop tourism and develop bilateral relations between the two countries.

Description: Screenshots of former boxer and current politician Nikolai Valuev.

The photo of the meeting was published, on February 14, on the accounts of the Jordanian ambassador on Twitter and the Russian representative on Instagram, as seen below.

Description: Screenshots of the meeting in February 2022, shared by the Jordanian ambassador on Twitter.

Description: Screenshots of the meeting in February 2022, shared by Nikolai Valuev on Instagram.

Ayman Al-Safadi is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, while Gleb Desyatnikov is the Russian ambassador to Jordan, neither of whom are depicted in the circulating image.

Description:: Screenshot of Ayman Al-Safadi’s Twitter account showing he is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan.

Description: Screenshot from Instagram showing Gleb Desyatnikov,  the Russian ambassador to Jordan.

The claims began circulating after Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine, with casualties reported on both sides. However, the Misbar team confirms the claim is misleading based on the findings. The meeting between the officials was unrelated to the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine; it took place in February 2022, before the invasion began.