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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that during a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he did not see Moscow’s desire to change its position on Ukraine.
Scholz also noted that the only way to lift sanctions against Russia will be a peace agreement between Moscow and Kiev.
Earlier, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters that during a telephone conversation with Putin, Scholz called on the interlocutor to cease fire, as well as to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis. And the German leader also put the responsibility for the situation on the world food market on the Russian Federation.
In response, Putin, as indicated in the Kremlin, outlined to the German Chancellor “the logic and main tasks of the special operation to protect Donbass.” And the president also said what measures the Russian side is taking to ensure the safety of civilians. At the same time, the Russian leader drew Scholz’s attention to the fact that “Ukrainian militants professing Nazi ideology” grossly violate international humanitarian law and use terrorist methods.