Russian and German Foreign Ministers Hold First Talks Since Start of Ukraine War
Moscow says the meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly was requested by Germany, marking the first such talks since the war in Ukraine began.
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The foreign ministers of Russia and Germany held talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, marking their first direct meeting since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to Moscow.
Russian officials said the meeting was requested by Germany, though the specific topics discussed or any outcomes from the talks were not detailed in the available report.
Notable amid strained relations
Relations between Russia and Germany have remained strained since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with diplomatic contact between the two countries' top officials becoming rare. The UN General Assembly's annual high-level session has periodically served as a venue for meetings between officials from countries with otherwise limited direct diplomatic engagement.
Neither government's readout, as reported, specified whether the talks addressed the war in Ukraine directly or covered other areas of bilateral or multilateral interest.
No further meetings between the two countries' foreign ministers have been announced as a result of this encounter.
Sources
- Russian, German foreign ministers hold first talks since Ukraine war began — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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