German Chancellor Scholz to arrive in Moscow / Article

German Chancellor Scholz will arrive in Moscow

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Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who is currently chairing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), is also scheduled to visit Moscow.

Olaf Sholc is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders.

Sources in the German government have acknowledged to the media that Scholz’s visit is unlikely to yield any immediate results, but that it is an opportunity to maintain a diplomatic dialogue with the Kremlin in order to prevent possible hostilities.

Sholch visited the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Monday.

In turn, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.

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Last year, Russia began pulling a contingent of troops off the Ukrainian border, raising concerns about a new invasion of the neighborhood. In December, Moscow issued an ultimatum to the West demanding a halt further enlargement of NATO to the east. Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened that if Moscow does not receive his requests “security guarantees”he will have to implement “military technical measures”.

The United States and other NATO members have stated that these demands are unacceptable and not even negotiable, but have shown readiness to talk about arms control, missile deployment and confidence-building measures. US President Joe Biden has warned Putin that the US will impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine.

A number of countries called for leave its citizens in Ukraine after the United States warned that a new Russian military invasion of Ukraine could begin soon. At the same time, Western countries are continuing diplomatic efforts to prevent a Russian attack on Ukraine.

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