{
  "id": 10003453,
  "title": "Vereinte Nationen: Wadephul trifft Lawrow in New York zu Gesprächen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/vereinte-nationen-wadephul-trifft-lawrow-in-new-york-zu-gesprachen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:57:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/vereinte-nationen-wadephul-trifft-lawrow-in-new-york-zu-gespraechen/100257625.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "New York - Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lawrow in a bilateral summit, marking their first direct talks since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The encounter took place at the Russian side's conference room within the UN headquarters during the United Nations General Debate. German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Sacharowa confirmed the news agency Tass that the request for the meeting was made by the German side. Since the initiation of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, high-ranking officials from both nations had appeared together at various international gatherings, but direct discussions at the foreign minister level had been absent. The New York meeting unfolded amidst ongoing efforts to bring an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Wadephul and Lawrow are in New York for the UN General Debate, but the specific topics discussed during their meeting have not been disclosed yet.",
  "summary": "Seit Beginn des russischen Angriffskriegs gab es kein bilaterales Gespräch der Außenminister Deutschlands und Russlands mehr. Nun treffen sich Wadephul und Lawrow in New York.",
  "key_points": [
    "German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met Russian counterpart Sergey Lawrow.",
    "First direct talks since 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.",
    "Meeting held at UN headquarters during General Debate."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Vereinte Nationen: Erste Gespräche seit Jahren: Wadephul trifft Lawrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/vereinte-nationen-erste-gesprache-seit-jahren-wadephul-trifft-lawrow",
        "published": "2026-09-26T15:26:41.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}