German foreign minister confronts Russian counterpart at UN | ABC NEWS
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Berlin has offered Moscow a chance to de-escalate the war in Ukraine. Germany’s and Russia’s top diplomats met for the first time since the war broke out. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reportedly had an ‘intense conversation’ with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov about the discovery of an armed drone suspected to belong to Russia at Leipzig airport. Meanwhile, Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng called for the lifting of a blockade on Cuba and respect for the sovereignty of Gulf states, without naming the US and Iran in his address to the UN General Assembly. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/russia-responds-to-leipzig-accusations/107122062 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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