# Germany, EU play no role in Ukraine negotiations, Russian envoy says

https://mins.news/en/item/78267

- TASS, 2026-09-29 08:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2194359

> Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, said a meeting between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul showed that Germany and the EU have no role in negotiations over Ukraine. He said Wadephul merely repeated standard Western narratives.

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