German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN
- On Saturday, German Foreign Minster Johann Wadephul met Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for roughly 20 minutes at the United Nations General Assembly, marking their first one-on-one encounter since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- Relations between Germany and Russia have soured in recent weeks following an attempted drone attack last month at Leipzig, which Germany blamed on Russia, prompting tit-for-tat responses.
- Wadephul called on Russia to abandon its "dangerous path of escalation" toward Germany, Europe, and NATO, stating that improved ties require a genuine willingness from Moscow to end the war.
- Lavrov later noted that "nothing new came from" the conversation, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed on Telegram that "tens of diplomats" met Lavrov to "shake his hand and thank Russia."
- The encounter occurred amid escalating military conflict; President Donald Trump signed a sanctions bill last week, while analysts estimate over 500,000 Russian troops have been killed since the war began.
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Although the discussion did not produce any results, it nevertheless made sense, said the German Foreign Minister.
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der Standard DEThe personal meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his German counterpart Johann Wadephul took exactly 22 minutes. Many people see that they have even spoken as a sensation.
First meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries since 2022 ended without public advances. Berlin asked Moscow to abandon what it considers a dangerous path of escalation, while Sergei Lavrov accused Germany of being the main sponsor of Ukraine.
Russia is not prepared for negotiations on the end of the war in Ukraine, nor for a descalation of military actions, supports German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. The statement was made after his meeting in New York with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
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