Wadephul Meets Lavrov: a Good Idea?
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held their first in-person meeting since January 2022, but made no progress on Ukraine. German media viewed the talks as proof Moscow is unwilling to negotiate, while Russian commentary highlighted potential pressure from energy-market diplomacy and proposed US sanctions.
We haven't written up this one. Kyiv Post has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.