Peskov: relations between Russia and Germany gravitate to zero

Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov called the positive fact of the meeting of the foreign Ministers of Russia and Germany Sergey Lavrov and Johann Vadeful. However, according to Peskov, it is premature to talk about changes in the policy of the German authorities.

The spokesman said that to draw “conceptual conclusions about the imminent changes” in the relationship would be wrong. “Of course, we have always said that the presence of dialogue is always better than its absence, even in conditions when bilateral relations actually gravitate to zero,” the Kremlin spokesman said during a press call.

Sergey Lavrov met with his German counterpart on September 26 at the UN headquarters. Prior to that, Mr. Lavrov held face-to-face talks with the German Foreign Minister in January 2022, when Annalena Berbock then held the post. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the talks took place at the suggestion of the German side, although Berlin claimed otherwise. Johann Wadeful said he had been asked by countries in the Global South to talk to Russia.

Details - in the material "Kommersant" "Conversation for the sake of conversation.".