# German, Russian foreign ministers hold rare talks amid rising tensions

https://mins.news/en/item/75697

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-27 03:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/27/german-russian-foreign-ministers-hold-rare-talks-amid-rising-tensions?traffic_source=rss

> German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York and urged Moscow to abandon what he called a “dangerous path of escalation” with Germany, Europe and NATO. Lavrov dismissed the appeal. The ministers discussed bilateral ties, the war in Ukraine and Black Sea grain and energy exports, in their first such talks since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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