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Wadephul defends meeting with Lavrov: 'You must negotiate with opponents'

Original: Tagesschau: «Wadephul zum Treffen mit Lawrow: "Mit Gegnern muss man verhandeln"» https:// ukraineforum.de/wadephul-treff

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul defended his meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, saying in comments reported by Tagesschau that 'you have to negotiate with opponents.' The remarks, circulating on German-language social media, touch a sensitive nerve in the Ukraine debate, where any high-level contact with Moscow is closely watched for signals of a shift in Germany's stance on talks with Russia.

Why now: A senior German minister's public justification of talks with Russia's foreign minister is contentious amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Johann WadephulSergei LavrovGermanyRussiaTagesschau

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• Tagesschau: «Wadephul zum Treffen mit Lawrow: "Mit Gegnern muss man verhandeln"» https:// ukraineforum.de/wadephul-treff en-lawrow-gegnern-muss-man-verhandeln-t192081.html?mtm_source=mastodon&mtm_medium=social&mtm_campaign=ma # Ukraine · ukraineforum

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