German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN
Wadephul urged Russia to halt escalation as the two ministers held their first meeting since 2022 and Lavrov said nothing new came from it.
- 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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