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- 1German foreign minister urges Russia to abandon escalation in rare meeting●Ukraine war briefing: German foreign minister urges Russia to abandon dangerous escalation in rare meeting
Germany's foreign minister has met Russian counterparts in a rare encounter, urging Moscow to abandon what she called a dangerous escalation of the war in Ukraine. The direct appeal highlights renewed diplomatic contact between Berlin and Moscow as fighting continues and Western allies weigh further support for Kyiv.
- 2German and Russian foreign ministers meet at UN General Assembly●German and Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at United Nations General Assembly
The foreign ministers of Germany and Russia have held a rare face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Direct diplomatic contact between the two governments has been extremely limited since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, making any high-level talks notable as the war continues and debate over Ukraine's future intensifies at the UN.