Lavrov held a press conference after his speech during the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly. When asked about the meeting with the German Foreign Minister, he said that the German side requested a meeting on September 25, 2026, but the meeting between the two sides was "uninspiring". During the meeting, Walder only repeated Germany's official position. Lavrov believes that the underlying message of Wadfur is that he "condescends" to meet with the Russian side, and that the Russian side should make concessions on the Ukrainian issue.

This meeting was held during the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting lasted for over 20 minutes, and the two foreign ministers ended with a handshake. After the meeting, Wadfur stated that the atmosphere was tense and the two sides had serious differences on the Ukrainian issue, with no agreement reached on key issues.

After the escalation of the Ukrainian crisis in 2022, Russia Germany relations fell into a low point. Germany condemns Russia's military actions against Ukraine, imposes severe sanctions on Russia, and continuously supplies weapons to Ukraine, which has sparked strong dissatisfaction from Russia.

In early August 2026, German police discovered a drone allegedly containing explosives near a Ukrainian transport plane at Leipzig Airport. On September 1st, the German government accused Russia of being involved in this matter and decided to close the Russian Consulate General in Bonn on September 18th. The Russian side denies this and claims that Ukraine is the mastermind behind the incident, while demanding the closure of the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg.Editor/Min Jing