Johann Wadephul is a minister in Germany. He met Sergej Lawrow. Lawrow is a minister from Russia. The meeting was in New York. It took 20 minutes. It was the first talk since the war started. Wadephul wanted to talk about important things.
One topic was drones at an airport. The airport is in Leipzig. There was a problem with bombs. Wadephul said Germany will defend itself. Another topic was grain. Poor countries need the grain now. People there can starve. Wadephul wants peace for the transport.
People argue about the meeting. Lawrow gave Wadephul a paper. The paper has lies about a Massaker. Russia says the killing was a fake. Experts call this Propaganda. Wadephul put his note book on the paper. Lawrow said the meeting was bad.
Politicians in Germany argue too. Some politicians do not like the meeting. They wanted a phone call. Other politicians like the meeting. They say talking is good. Wadephul says: Germany helps the Ukraine.