German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN
The meeting broke a diplomatic freeze as both sides discussed Ukraine and grain exports, but Lavrov said the talks produced nothing substantive.
- 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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On the margins of the UN General Assembly, the Foreign Ministers of Germany and Russia met in person for the first time since January 2022. However, the 20-minute discussion between Johann Wadephul and Sergei Lavrov did not seem to have brought the positions closer together. The media are discussing the diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine war.
Although the discussion did not produce any results, it nevertheless made sense, said the German Foreign Minister.
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