Withdraw the troops
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during the G20 online summit that he called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the conflict in Ukraine, complete the special operation and withdraw troops. How he is writing The German Chancellor made such a statement at a press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, where he discussed the issues of providing aid to Kiev, TASS agency reported.
Scholz noted that Putin attended the conference of heads of state and government of the G20 countries for the first time since the beginning of the special military operation (he had previously participated in the video conference at the G20 summit). in Rome from 30 to 31 October 2021).
“I called on President Putin to stop the occupation of Ukraine and withdraw his troops from its territory so that this war can finally end,” he said.
As the German leader stated, Berlin represents “lasting and just peace” in Ukraine on the basis of the UN Charter. He called it an important goal. He also added that Germany would “support Ukraine as long as necessary.”
dialogue with Putin
On November 12, Scholz announced that he intended to continue dialogue with Putin and considered it necessary.
“In this case, you have to talk to him again and again, which is what I have done in the past and will do in the future,” he said.
According to the chancellor, in order for the negotiation process between Kiev and Moscow to begin, Russia must withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory. However, according to Scholz, the Russian leader is not ready for such a step.
The Chancellor reiterated his intention to resume dialogue with the Russian President on 18 November. As Scholz emphasized, he does not currently see a scenario in which Russia would make concessions to Ukraine.
Russian President at G20
Putin spoke via videoconference at the G20 international forum on November 22. In his speech, he particularly emphasized the need to find ways to quickly end the Ukrainian tragedy and noted that Russia has never rejected negotiations with Ukraine.
“Some of our colleagues have already stated in their speeches that they are shocked by “Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine.” Yes, of course military action is always a tragedy. “Certain people, particular families and the country as a whole,” Putin said..
According to the Russian President, Kiev was the party that gave up on the negotiation process when President Vladimir Zelensky signed the decree banning negotiations with Russia during Putin’s presidency. He added that all countries now need to look for ways to end the conflict as quickly as possible.
“I understand this is a war, the loss of life cannot but shock me. Isn’t the bloody coup in Ukraine in 2014 and the subsequent war waged by the Kiev regime against its people in Donbas shocking? Isn’t it shocking that the civilian population is being destroyed in Palestine and the Gaza Strip today? Isn’t it shocking that doctors have to perform surgeries on children without anesthesia, perform abdominal surgeries, use scalpels on the child’s body? “Isn’t it shocking that the Secretary-General of the United Nations says that Gaza has turned into a huge children’s cemetery?” – said the Russian President.
Russia-Ukraine negotiations
Kiev and Moscow last sat at the negotiation table in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. Then-vice president Vladimir Medinsky stated that the dialogue was “constructive” and meaningful; Ukraine presented its “clearly formulated position” and confirmed its desire for a neutral, non-aligned and nuclear-weapon-free status.
On October 4, 2022, Zelensky banned negotiations with Russia while Putin was at the head of Russia. He later presented a “peace formula” in Moscow that provided various conditions for dialogue. The concept envisages, among other things, the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory within the 1991 borders.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the conditions for signing the peace agreement. Moscow wants Kiev to abandon its desire to join the European Union and NATO and return to the “neutral, non-aligned status contained in the 1990 declaration of state sovereignty.”