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bid Germany's foreign minister says support for Ukraine and Israel may have cost votes after Berlin failed to secure a rotating spot on the UN Security Council. Johann Wadephul described losing
Germany](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/merz-not-giving-up-on-working-with-trump-despite-iran-war-spat), has been unable to protect Schmidt from US pressure. The role of the UN high representative was established as part of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended a three year