Olaf Scholz Vladimir Putin
Ukraine crisis Russia, Putin pushes on the issue of NATO membership: “It must be resolved now”
The Russian president Vladimir Putin, in a joint press conference with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholzafter the talks in the Kremlin said: “Postpone or delay the accession of Ukraine to NATO nothing changes for Russia from a historical perspective, we want to resolve the issue now “. Scholz’s opinion is different, who said during the conference:” Everyone knows that an expansion of NATO at the moment it is not on the agenda and I believe that, as long as I am Chancellor and Putin is President, we will not have to face this problem “.
Putin defined “genocide” what is happening in Donbass, in Eastern Ukraine. “According to our estimates, what is happening in Donbass is genocide” and on a possible conflict Putin assures that Moscow does not want a war“Do we want it or don’t we want it? Of course not. It is exactly this is why we have put forward our proposals for a process of negotiations “on security guarantees.
Meanwhile, a cyberattack was launched in Ukraine against the sites of several banks. The attack would be of the Ddos type. The banks involved are Privatbank and Oschadbank. According to unconfirmed sources, there are also Crédit Agricole and First International Ukrainian Bank. The site of the Ministry of Defense and the armed forces was also affected. Last month, the sites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emergencies were attacked.
Ukraine, Scholz to Putin: “The ways of diplomacy are not exhausted”
Ukraine, “maxi-table” also for the meeting between Putin and Scholz
“The ways of diplomacy are by no means exhausted,” Scholz said at the press conference in the Kremlin with Putin. The German Chancellor thanked the interlocutor “for the in-depth and extended interview, of course it is good that we really talk together”. Scholz also reported that “we discussed the situation in Ukraine and the security guarantees requested by Russia”. At the same time, said the chancellor, “I reiterated that we perceive the movement of Russian troops on the edge as one threat“.
Ukraine: Biden and Macron, verify withdrawal of Russian troops
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, and the American one, Joe Biden, agreed, in their new telephone conversation on the crisis Ukraine, that it is necessary to “verify” the actual beginning of the withdrawal of Russian troops from the border with Ukraine, announced by Moscow. The announcement of the withdrawal is however a “first encouraging sign”, the two leaders agreed, according to reports the Elysée. The phone call lasted about an hour and Biden And Macron they stressed the need to remain “perfectly coordinated” with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, concluded the French presidency.
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