Putin is not looking for ways to end war in Ukraine through peace negotiations, - Scholz
Vladimir Putin and the Russian leadership are not looking for ways to end the war in Ukraine through peace negotiations.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this while commenting on the results of the two-day European Union summit on Friday, Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrinform.
"No. This is fake news that is spread in the world by right-wing communication networks, but has nothing to do with reality," Scholz answered when asked if there were attempts by the Kremlin leader to sit down at the negotiating table, which the general public does not know about.
Despite everything, Scholz, according to him, will continue to talk with Putin, with whom he held telephone talks even before that.
At the same time, he stated: "It is absolutely clear how this war can end: Russia must withdraw its troops. This will become the basis for the possibility of establishing a just peace in Ukraine and preventing Russia from achieving its imperial goals."
The chancellor noted that the leaders of the EU states assured President Volodymyr Zelensky of the solidarity that Ukraine needs and that will last as long as necessary.
In particular, Scholz noted, he and his colleagues intensively discussed the issue of ensuring a constant and sufficient supply of ammunition, which Ukraine needs to protect its sovereignty. Germany, according to its chancellor, offers to join the contracts concluded by the German authorities with industry and partners from other countries. This should help increase production.
Scholz noted that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who took part in the meeting in Brussels, once again called Russia's aggressive war a violation of international law. All participants of the summit agreed that the Russian war creates instability and insecurity around the world and affects regions outside of Europe. Therefore, the war is not only a problem of Ukraine, but of the entire world community.
The chancellor called the two days of the summit very good and productive: all planned documents were approved, moreover, without changes, which was not often the case at previous meetings.
