Foreign ministers of Russia and Germany meet at the United Nations General Assembly and discuss the situation in Ukraine

On the 26th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Werdefur met in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly is being held, and discussed German-Russian relations and the situation in Ukraine. Announced by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to TASS, the German-Russian foreign ministers' meeting was the first since January 2022 and the first since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

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At a press conference after the meeting, Lavrov revealed that they discussed ensuring the safety of cargo ships sailing through the Black Sea, where Russia and Ukraine are at war. However, it claimed that the damage caused so far was caused by a "terrorist attack in Ukraine." He said Ukraine should be asked to stop its attacks.

According to German media, the meeting lasted about 20 minutes, during which Wardefur called on Russia to "step away from a dangerous escalation of tensions against Germany, Europe and NATO." There has been a series of incidents in European countries that appear to be sabotage by Russia, and there appears to be a need for action. After the meeting, he said in an interview with German public broadcaster, ``Europe cannot leave dialogue with Russia (regarding the situation in Ukraine) to the United States.''