After two years, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke again, in a one-hour phone call. The main topic was the Russian-Ukrainian war. Report on the news Spiegel following the hvg.hu writes Scholz condemned Russian aggression against Ukraine and called on Putin to end the war and withdraw his troops.
The chancellor specifically condemned Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure. He also indicated to Putin that the appearance of North Korean soldiers on the Ukrainian front is accompanied by a serious escalation and expansion of the conflict. The head of the German government also urged the initiation of negotiations in order to achieve a just and lasting peace.
At the same time, Scholz also announced that Germany will continue to support Ukraine in defense as long as possible.
It was not known for a while how Putin reacted to Scholz’s words.
The German paper also mentions that after Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskiy will also speak with Ukrainian President, but Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also informed Scholz of his plans.
Olaf Scholz
Update: Putin’s reaction has arrived
As about the 24.hu reported later
Russia confirmed the news of the phone conversation and that it was initiated by Germany.
Based on the Kremlin’s press release, it seems that Putin continues to accuse NATO of aggressive and anti-Russian actions. According to the announcement, Moscow, on the other hand, is “open to the resumption of negotiations”. Russia stipulates that Russian security interests must be taken into account: the negotiated solution should be based on “the new territorial realities” and “the root causes of the conflict should be eliminated.”
In Hungarian, Putin refuses to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian territories.
Scholz also reached Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi before his Friday telephone conversation with Putin.
At that time, Zelensky warned the German chancellor to talk to Putin on the phone, as he believes that this would reduce the Russian president’s isolation and contribute to the continuation of the war, an unnamed source in the Ukrainian presidential office told Reuters news agency.
At the same time, Zelensky urged that the “Ukrainian vision of a just and lasting peace” be presented at the G20 summit to be held in Brazil.
Germany is currently experiencing a critical period on the political scene in addition to Ukraine.
Recently, a government crisis began in Germany, Scholz was thoroughly discredited by his rivals, and at the moment it seems certain that an early election will be held in February.
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Source: www.economx.hu
