Russian announcements regarding a partial troop withdrawal near the Ukrainian border are a “good sign”, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following son face-at-face talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
At the press conference in the Kremlin, Scholz added that he hoped more Phone steps would like follow.
During this time, in another one sign let tensions melt, Putin also pointed out that Russia “of of course” want war after Western capitals accused Moscow of mustering troops near Ukraine with plans to invade.
“Do we want this or not? Of course not,” he said.
“That’s exactly why we put forward proposals for a process of negotiations.”
On the other hand, Putin also describes the situation in secessionist regions of eastern Ukraine as “genocide” and qualified for the conflict there must be resolved by the peace of Minsk progress.
The Russian President said that son country had decided to partially withdraw its troops near Ukraine and saw some margin for further discussion with west on Moscow security requirements.
He said, however, that there had been no constructive response to Russia’s demands.
Earlier on the same day, Scholz declined a Kremlin-administered COVID-19 test on a visit to Moscow, opting for a swab of one of The doctors of Berlin, a German government a source told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Scholz” received a test of a doctor from the German Embassy” on arrival in Moscow, the official noted on state of anonymity.
The meeting of the German Chancellor with Putin comes a day after traveling to Kyiv ashore up support for Ukraine during the talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“His clear that we must now talk about the difficult security situation in Europe,” said the German leader at the start of talks with Putin.
The Russian President said that energy issues also to be on Agenda.
western countries warned Moscow that they could impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 – a controversial pipeline set at double Provisions of Russian gas to Europe – if Russia attacks Ukraine.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Kremlin confirmed a withdrawal of some Russian forces from the borders of Ukraine, but said that the move was expected and stressed that Russia would continue to move troops across the country as he sees fit.
western countries for weeks have sounded the alarm over an accumulation of Russian troops around Ukraine and a potential invasionsaying anyone military the action would be met with heavy economic sanctions.
