
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya described the meeting of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov as a diplomatic performance, noting the Europeans’ lack of a Plan B and readiness for a serious dialogue with Russia.
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The meeting took place within the framework of the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly at the initiative of the German side.
Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya called the meeting of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov a “diplomatic performance.”
Nebenzya noted that the absence of any “Plan B” by the Europeans is a very alarming call for the whole world.
UN, October 10 - RIA Novosti. Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya called the meeting of German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov a “diplomatic performance”, at which the German diplomat chose to read out a hackneyed set of anti-Russian accusations in the context of the conflict in Ukraine.
The corresponding meeting took place earlier in September on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly; it was requested by the German side.
Nebenzya noted that instead of a meaningful conversation, the German Foreign Minister “preferred to read out a hackneyed set of anti-Russian accusations in the context of the conflict in Ukraine.” “This diplomatic spectacle only confirmed that the current leadership of Germany lacks an independent foreign policy line and readiness for a serious, mutually respectful dialogue with Russia,” he said during a UN Security Council meeting.
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Further diplomatic contacts between Russia and Germany will remain formal without significant progress
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