Baerbock speaks directly to Lavrov at the G20 summit. “If you care about human lives, you must end this war now,” the Green politician said, addressing Lavrov, who was sitting three seats to her left.
Baerbock and Lavrov shook hands at a joint press conference in Moscow in January 2022. A few days later, Russia invaded Ukraine, and since then there has been an icy diplomatic silence between the Kremlin and Berlin. Lavrov has already left the hall several times: “Not there to listen to others”