Russia and Germany Hold First Foreign Minister Talks Since 2022 Invasion
The Russia Germany foreign minister talks that took place Saturday were the first between the two countries since before the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov and Johann Wadephul met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two sat in the Russian delegation's room at UN headquarters for just over 20 minutes, according to a person familiar with the German side's account. It produced no breakthrough on Ukraine. But it was the first direct conversation between the countries' top diplomats in more than three years, and it came just weeks after tensions between Moscow and Berlin spiked over an airport drone incident.
How the Russia Germany foreign minister talks came together
The two governments told different stories about how the meeting happened. Russian forei...