German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in 2 years. In the statement made by the German government, “The Prime Minister called on Russia to be willing to start negotiations with Ukraine with the aim of achieving a just and lasting peace. “He emphasized Germany’s unwavering determination to support Ukraine for as long as necessary in its defense against Russian aggression,” it said.
STATEMENT FROM THE KREMLIN
In the statement made by the Kremlin, it was noted that the meeting was held at the request of Berlin, and “Putin told Scholz that any agreement to end the war in Ukraine must take into account Russia’s security interests and reflect new regional realities.”
ZELENSKY: “OLAF’S CALL IS A PANDORA’S BOX”
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy evaluated the latest developments regarding the Russia-Ukraine War in his traditional video message shared at night.
Drawing attention to the telephone conversation between Russian President Putin and German Chancellor Scholz, Zelenskiy emphasized that he was aware of the situation and said, “Chancellor Scholz told me that he would call Putin. In my opinion, Olaf’s call is a Pandora’s box. Now, other conversations, other calls.” it could be.” he said.
Stating that Russia is isolated from world countries due to the war in Ukraine, Zelenskiy noted that Putin met with world leaders to correct this situation.
Arguing that Russian President Putin’s aim was negotiations that yielded no results, Zelenskiy stated that the inconclusive negotiations in previous years led to the war.
“WE WANT A WARNING, MINSK-3 WILL NOT HAPPEN”
Emphasizing that they know well what needs to be done to end the war justly, Zelenskiy said:
“Now I know all these difficulties. We know how to act. We want to warn, there will be no Minsk-3. We need real peace.”
Zelenskiy also stated that they started to prepare an “Internal Sustainability Plan” for Ukraine.
Source: AA-İHA