Johann Wadephul is the minister of Germany. He meets Sergej Lawrow in New York. Lawrow is the minister of Russia. They talk for the first time in a long time.
The meeting takes 20 minutes. Wadephul wants an end to the war. He talks about the war in Ukraine. They also talk about a drone attack in Leipzig.
Germany blames Russia for the attack. Wadephul warns Russia. He wants to deeskalieren the conflict. This means: The fight must not get worse.
Lawrow is not happy. He thinks the meeting is useless. Lawrow says: A phone call is enough. Lawrow is angry at Germany.
Wadephul wants to keep the contact. He wants to talk about food for the world. Ships must bring corn across the sea.
