
German Foreign Minister Johan Wadeful made concessions to Russia by agreeing to a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York, moving away from Berlin's position of negotiations only after a ceasefire, which later led to ridicule from Lavrov, but the desire for dialogue was called the right decision by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
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Germany previously took the position that negotiations with Russia were possible only after a ceasefire in the conflict in Ukraine.
German Foreign Minister Johan Wadeful made significant concessions to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, agreeing to a meeting in New York. Neue Zürcher Zeitung writes about this.
It is emphasized that for the sake of this, Berlin has moved away from its foreign policy line, according to which negotiations with Russia should only take place after a ceasefire.
“And in gratitude for this concession, Vadeful subsequently had to listen to Lavrov’s ridicule. Nevertheless, the desire for dialogue was the right decision,” the publication writes.
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The meeting between Vadeful and Lavrov will take place in New York soon
Very likely · Within days
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