Ukraine-Krieg: Treffen in New York: Wadephul fordert Deeskalation – Lawrow kritisiert Forderungen
Die Außenminister Deutschlands und Russlands haben sich zum ersten Mal seit Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs bilateral getroffen. Eine Annäherung zeichnet sich nicht ab.
In a rare bilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of Germany and Russia, Johann Wadephul (CDU) and Sergei Lawrow discussed Ukraine for nearly 20 minutes in New York, just days after the UN General Debate. However, no progress was made towards de-escalation or reconciliation. Wadephul told ZDF that the conversation was intense but contentious, noting that they disagreed on fundamental points.
Lawrow challenged the usefulness of the exchange, stating that he heard nothing new that contradicted Berlin's daily public statements. He suggested that the German Foreign Minister could have simply called him to relay the same message. This was the first meeting of this level since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Green) met Lawrow in Moscow in January 2022, but direct government-to-government discussions have since been absent.
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