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According to the Anadolu Agency, Russian and German foreign ministers held their first meeting since the start of the war in Ukraine in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session. According to the agency, Germany requested this meeting.
Analysis & context
Analysis & Context
Analytically, this meeting comes in the context of tensions between Russia and Europe and the United States due to the war in Ukraine. In a broader context, Germany and Russia are seeking to understand each other's positions and perhaps reach understandings on contentious issues.
