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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul held their first meeting since 2022 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. They discussed bilateral relations and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with Wadephul urging Russia to facilitate grain exports through the Black Sea. The meeting also addressed the need for a ceasefire in the region due to food shortages in many countries, particularly in the Global South. Relations between Germany and Russia have deteriorated since the start of the war, further strained by recent accusations involving a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 26, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. This was their first meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Tensions between Germany and Russia have escalated recently due to an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport, which Germany blamed on Russia, leading both nations to close each other's consulates.
Wadephul called for Russia to abandon its "dangerous path of escalation" toward Germany, Europe, and NATO. He emphasized that incidents like the Leipzig attack would not weaken Germany’s commitment to supporting Ukraine. Lavrov, however, dismissed these concerns in his speech at the UN, accusing Germany of seeking to create a 'Fourth Reich' and fueling militarization in Europe, implying potential nuclear confrontation.
The meeting lasted around 20 minutes and ended with both ministers shaking hands, but it did not yield any significant breakthroughs or concessions from Russia on ending its war in Ukraine.
Written for “Russia Germany Diplomatic Talks” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
At UN, Russia and Germany's top diplomats hold first talks since 2022
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 - Russia and Germany's foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, officials from both sides said, in the first such talks since before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Germany's Johann Wadephul discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said.
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Wadephul urged Russia to do "everything possible to reach an agreement on grain exports via the Black Sea", a German delegation source said.
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Russian and Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea have been sharply curtailed in recent months as Kyiv and Moscow targeted each other's port infrastructure and vessels.
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Kyiv → curtail → infrastructure
Ukraine and its allies are now pushing to secure a limited ceasefire in the Black Sea and on strikes on energy infrastructure.
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Russia has not given any clear indication publicly that it supports these initiatives.
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Wadephul told Lavrov, "Time is of the essence: given the food shortages in many countries — particularly in the Global South — all parties must be willing to engage constructively," the German delegation source said.
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The German minister also told Lavrov that "a pragmatic solution could pave the way for further concrete steps", the source said.
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BILATERAL TIES IN DEEP FREEZE
Relations between Moscow and Berlin, a close ally of Ukraine, have been in deep freeze since the Russian invasion, and tensions escalated further after a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany in August.
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The German government said this month it had concluded that Russia was responsible for that attempted drone attack.
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It ordered a series of measures in response, including the closure of a consulate and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin.
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The Russian embassy in Berlin has dismissed these allegations as "fabricated provocation" and as "a new wave of anti-Russian hysteria in Germany".
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Wadephul used the talks to call on Russia "to abandon the dangerous path of escalation vis-à-vis Germany, Europe, and NATO", according to the delegation source.
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Wadephul said incidents such as the attempted attack in Leipzig or further hybrid attacks would not shake Germany’s resolve to support Ukraine, according to delegation sources.
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