The German Foreign Minister, Johann Weddepaul, said that the Russian Federation is not part of the Western family, but emphasized the need for dialogue with Moscow. The German Foreign Minister, Johann Weddepaul, stated the need to conduct a dialogue with Moscow also on controversial issues, but refused to see it as part of the Western family, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the ZDF TV channel. "Russia and I are really not such a family at the moment," the diplomat emphasized. He added that a joint photo with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could create a false sense of unity. A day earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, announced Wadpole's concern before taking a picture with his Russian counterpart at a meeting of the heads of the foreign agencies of the G20 countries in Atlanta. At the same time, a month ago the German minister himself asked to negotiate with Lavrov and posed for journalists.

The German Foreign Minister, Johann Weddepaul, said that the Russian Federation is not part of the Western family, but emphasized the need for dialogue with Moscow. The German Foreign Minister, Johann Weddepaul, stated the need to conduct a dialogue with Moscow also on controversial issues, but refused to see it as part of the Western family, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the ZDF TV channel. "Russia and I are really not such a family at the moment," the diplomat emphasized. He added that a joint photo with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could create a false sense of unity. A day earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, announced Wadpole's concern before taking a picture with his Russian counterpart at a meeting of the heads of the foreign agencies of the G20 countries in Atlanta. At the same time, a month ago the German minister himself asked to negotiate with Lavrov and posed for journalists.