From the Garden of Eden to the jungle: where did the meeting with the German Foreign Minister appear on Lavrov's agenda?

Nazism is being revived in Europe. And Berlin's desire to create the strongest army in the region is very dangerous, which leads some to think about the emergence of the Fourth Reich. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the final press conference in New York. In general, Germany became the leitmotif of the entire final day of the Russian delegation's work at the High—level Week of the UN General Assembly. First, there was a sudden meeting with the German Foreign Minister, and then Berlin was directly accused of flirting with neo-Nazism.

The auditor came to us

The morning of the last day of the Russian delegation's stay in New York began unusually. An unexpected guest from Europe, German Foreign Minister Johan Vadefuhl, expressed a desire to talk with Sergey Lavrov. Moreover, as the official representative of the Russian ministry, Maria Zakharova, said, he wanted to do this without witnesses: limit the presence of journalists and not write audio introductory words. But it was not possible to arrive unnoticed. Let's explain the media hype — the last time Sergey Lavrov met with the German Foreign Minister was in 2022, when it was Annalena Berbok.

Before the meeting, Russian journalists practiced German, asked questions in advance, and formed such a tight cordon that the correspondents who gathered for another meeting doubted whether they really needed it. Or will our event be more interesting?

Vadefulh looked quite friendly — he wished everyone a good morning and, as part of a small delegation, proceeded to the room of the Russian group. "Are you alone or will you have a delegation with you?" asked Lavrov, shaking the German's hand. "No, no, I'm not alone," the diplomat tried to keep a straight face.

After 20 minutes of closed—door negotiations, the German language and a tight cordon did not help the journalists - Vadefulh was adamant and kept his mark. "Hoping" to get at least something in response to their questions, colleagues, listening to the recording of his "passage", caught on to a word that sounded very similar to "storm".

"He said he didn't want to get into a storm!" (which is relevant for New York, as the threat of bad weather was just announced that day), we tried to find at least something useful. It sounded: "No! He's talking about us—we're the storm."

Thanks to my colleague from the German branch of RT, who resolved the dispute. "Be careful, don't trip," he revealed the secret of the diplomat's phrase.

Sergey Lavrov revealed another secret — the agenda of the meeting — already at a press conference. It turned out to be mostly Ukraine. Moscow is ready to talk to everyone. However, as the Russian minister noted, Vadefulh only took out the notes and read out the text, which fully reproduced what Berlin publicly declares on a daily basis.

"I thought they had something interesting," Lavrov commented.

At the same time, the subtext of the meeting was such that the German actually "condescended to contact us." The Russian minister noted that for such condescension, he seemed to be asking for concessions on Ukraine. He was particularly interested in the easing of the Black Sea deal. As it became clear from Lavrov's speech, Vadefulh left the meeting with nothing.

The German Foreign Minister also managed to ask a question about the incident at Leipzig airport in August, when the detected drone was attributed to Russia. "" After that, Germany announced the closure of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Bonn and the Russian House in Berlin. In response, Moscow closed the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg. According to the principle of parity, the Goethe-Institut also got, which was expected.

Surprisingly, it was more important for a German politician to resolve the issue of a foreign country, Ukraine, than to discuss a bilateral agenda. Especially if the meeting takes place for the first time after four years. For example, the issue of "Nord Streams" looks more relevant to German citizens than grain, which has never fallen into the hands of developing countries in need of it.

By the way, the day before, Vadefoul, responding to a question about Vladimir Putin's invitation to the G20 summit in Miami, remarked: "Such opportunities should be used." But his colleague in the European Union, the head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, on the contrary, spoke very much in the spirit of the Europeans. It was "hard for her to hear" about such an invitation from Trump.

The decision on the Russian president's visit to the summit has not yet been made, as his press secretary Dmitry Peskov noted, Moscow welcomes such a step and will work on it through diplomatic channels. If this happens, then, apart from Anchorage, Vladimir Putin will appear in the United States for the first time since 2015. That was the last time he spoke at the UN General Assembly. It was the presence of the Russian president in Miami that particularly interested American journalists. So far, the Russian minister has kept it a secret.

The virus of racial superiority

Sergey Lavrov also talked a lot about Germany during his speech from the rostrum of the UN General Assembly. Berlin got to be one of the most ardent supporters of Kiev and an assistant with weapons.

What is even more important is that Berlin, represented by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, announced its plans to re—create the strongest army in Europe in Germany. ""Do they understand what their "again" means?" the Russian minister asked.

Already at the press conference, he noticed: "This is a very dangerous trend, which allows many analysts to say that we are currently in the process of trying to create a Fourth Reich."

Ukraine, according to the Russian Foreign Minister, is not lagging behind: honoring the Nazis in Kiev with the absolute silence of the West.

"The leaders of many EU countries are infected with the virus of racial superiority and condone the spread of Nazism," Sergey Lavrov said. "The very foundations of the United Nations are being threatened when the West shamefully turns a blind eye to the rise of Ukrainian Nazism."

He also went over the current leadership of the United Nations, recalling that very soon the election of a new Secretary-General will take place within its walls.: "Russia expects that the new Secretary General will not serve the interests of individual states."

And although earlier it was said from Moscow that no candidate was satisfied with us, the minister nevertheless reminded that the word "completely" was important in the quote. Therefore, there is no "vetoing" on the part of Russia, but it is probably not worth expecting an absolutely unbiased Secretary general.

The Russian delegation did not come to this General Assembly empty-handed either. All foreign journalists got a copy of the brochure "Heirs of Goebbels: the falsification of events in Bucha and the bloody dramatizations of the Kiev regime." All the minister's guests received the same ones.

Thus, the Russian diplomat once again recalled his request to his Western colleagues to conduct an investigation into the situation in Bucha. "I appeal to your professional pride," he said to the foreign journalists packed into the press conference room.

The minister's words best characterize the work of the Russian delegation: "Sorry for being late, we were actively coming out of isolation."