Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone call on Friday December 2 that the German and Western line on Ukraine was “destructive” and suggested Berlin reconsider its approach, the Kremlin said. highlight the break between Russia and Western governments over Ukraine, despite the fact that Moscow and Washington have said in the last 24 hours that they are open to communications in principle. inflate the kyiv regime with weapons and exercise the Ukrainian army,” the Kremlin said. any negotiation. The statements are only imaginable if Russia stops attacking Ukrainian territory and withdraws its troops from Ukrainian soil. it would not be imaginable while Putin remains in power, although Ukraine has not emphasized this condition in recent weeks. Putin “invited the German side to reconsider his approaches in the context of Ukrainian events,” the Kremlin added. He said Putin defined Russia’s missile movements targeting Ukraine as a forced reaction to Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure, adding a key bridge between Russia and Crimea. He also said that Russia deserves to be allowed to participate in investigations into what he called “terrorist attacks” on the Nord Stream fuel pipelines under the Baltic Sea. The verbal exchange came a day after US President Joe Biden met Frenchman Emmanuel Macron at the White House, with Biden saying he could reach out to Putin if the Kremlin leader showed he was interested in end the war. The Kremlin said last Friday that it was seeking a diplomatic solution and that Putin had always been open to communications, but that was confused by Washington’s refusal to recognize Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories. –Rappler. com
