German Chancellor Scholz spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 15th, urging him to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and end the war. This was announced by a spokesperson from the German government. Photo taken in February 2022 (2024 Reuters/Johanna Geron)
BERLIN/KIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Chancellor Scholz spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 15th and urged him to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and stop his ‘war. This was announced by a spokesperson from the German government.
According to a spokesperson, Prime Minister Scholz called on President Putin to show his willingness to negotiate with Ukraine for a just and lasting peace. Germany also confirmed its position to support Ukraine as much as possible.
He also made it clear that sending troops sent by North Korea to Russia to fight against Ukraine would be a serious escalation of the conflict.
The two directors agreed to keep in touch after this telephone conversation. Prime Minister Scholz will report on the details of his talks with President Putin to friends and partner countries, as well as to the leaders of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). .
This is the first direct meeting between Prime Minister Scholz and President Putin since December 2022. According to a senior official from the German government, the two leaders spoke for about an hour. According to Russian domestic media, the telephone conversation was held at the request of the German side.
According to the Office of the President of Russia, President Putin approved the agreement to end the war in Ukraine, which addresses the root causes of the conflict and takes into account security of Russia, and which says that Russia has effective control over part of Ukraine’s territory must be based on the “reality of the new region,” he said.
According to the Office of the President of Russia, Putin’s comments are the same as those expressed in June. At the time, President Putin announced that the war would end if Ukraine abandoned its intention to join NATO and gave up the four regions of Ukraine that Russia had controlled. Ukraine rejects these terms, saying they are tantamount to surrender.
Putin also spoke of the “unprecedented decline” in the relationship between Russia and Germany. He believed that the unfriendly actions of Germany were to blame.
Prime Minister Scholz also spoke with President Zelenskiy of Ukraine prior to his telephone conversation with President Putin, and plans to speak with President Zelenskiy again after his meeting with his ‘ President Putin.
According to sources in the Ukrainian presidential palace, President Zelenskiy told Prime Minister Scholz on the same day that he was concerned that a telephone conversation with President Putin would ease Russia’s isolation and that he would continue the phone conversation war.
According to sources familiar with the matter, President Zelenskiy said, “President Putin does not want real peace, he only wants a temporary truce,” and that the phone conversation would not be beneficial to President Putin only.
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2024-11-15 16:29:00
