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Germany's foreign minister meets Lavrov for first time since invasion
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul met Russia's Sergei Lavrov in New York on Saturday, their countries' first such meeting since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia's foreign ministry said Germany requested the talks, which covered Ukraine and bilateral ties, and that Wadephul restated Berlin's public position. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Lavrov had held dozens of meetings in New York in recent days.
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