Coverage dated September 26, 2026 to September 28, 2026
German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat rejected German calls to ease off its “dangerous path of escalation” toward the country, instead accusing Germany of being Ukraine's main sponsor and seeking to be a leading military power in Europe.
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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York for the first talks between the countries’ foreign ministers since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The brief meeting came amid sharply strained relations over Russia’s war and alleged hybrid attacks, wh…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat rejected German calls to ease off its “dangerous path of escalation” toward the country, instead accusing Germany of being Ukraine's main sponsor and seeking to be a leading military power in Europe.
In the encounter, German Foreign Minster Johann Wadephul called on Russia to abandon its "dangerous path of escalation" toward Germany, Europe and the NATO alliance, a German delegation official said.
"Russia must end its war of aggression against Ukraine and cease its hostile actions against Germany and its allies," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said.
The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York even though relations have been frozen since the invasion. What we know on day 1,677 The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York on the sidelines of the UN general assembly , in the first such ta…
UNITED NATIONS — The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday in the first such talks since before Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
