German, Russian Foreign Ministers Meet for First Time Since 2022 — SkimNews
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- Germany and Russia held their first bilateral foreign minister meeting in more than four years, with the talks taking place at the UN and representing the first such contact since 2022 (per Financial Times and Reuters headlines).
- Russian Foreign Minister used the meeting to vow that Russia will see the Ukraine war through, framing the encounter as a declaration of resolve rather than a negotiation opening (per New York Times headline).
Why it matters: The encounter itself — the first direct talks between Berlin and Moscow since 2022 — is the headline development, signaling that diplomatic channels remain open even as Russia's top diplomat used the meeting to publicly reaffirm Moscow's commitment to continuing the war.
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