German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting takes place on Saturday and is presented across outlets as rare, occurring after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022.
The talks are described as the first face-to-face encounter since 2022, according to one outlet. They occur amid rising tensions between Russia and the European Union, and shortly before Lavrov addresses world leaders at the UN. Other coverage focuses more generally on the fact that the ministers meet during the General Assembly, without adding additional specifics about frequency or timing.
