
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful said he met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov over the attack on Halle/Leipzig airport and problems with the export of Ukrainian grain, despite Europe's position that negotiations with Russia are unacceptable.
AI-generated summary
Europe opposes negotiations with Russia over the war in Ukraine, but Germany is committed to addressing specific security and food security issues through dialogue.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful named two reasons why he decided to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, despite Europe’s position on the inadmissibility of negotiations with the Russian Federation. He spoke about this in an interview with Web.de.
“We had a very specific reason for this, namely the attack on Halle/Leipzig airport. I wanted to make it clear: we will not tolerate such things; we will defend ourselves against such threats. An additional reason was the export of grain, which is currently difficult due to the war [in Ukraine],” he said.
According to him, at the moment, a third of the harvest harvested in Ukraine is at risk of spoiling, and “the world needs this export.” Wadeful emphasized that if the situation with grain exports does not change, this will lead to “hunger, destabilization and, as a consequence, flows of refugees, including to Europe.”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Germany will strengthen security measures at airports after meeting with Lavrov
Likely · Within weeks
Diplomatic efforts will be made to unblock the export of Ukrainian grain
Possible · Within months

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