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Ukraine: Germany’s Scholz urges Putin to end hostilities
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During a one-hour conversation, the German chancellor called on Russia’s president to immediately halt military action in Ukraine. Putin said Russia was “open” to talks with Kyiv if all his demands were met.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the fighting in Ukraine and open humanitarian corridors.
In an hour-long phone call, Scholz “called on the Russian leadership to immediately cease all hostilities and to allow humanitarian access to the embattled areas,” German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement.
The two leaders agreed to hold further talks soon,xc2xa0Hebestreit added.
The call came a day after French officials said France’s President Emmanuel Macron had also had also spoken with Putin.xc2xa0
The Kremlin said the call was initiated by the German side.
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