Putin: Any agreement on Ukraine must take into account Moscow’s security interests

According to Isna, the Kremlin announced that Putin told Schultz that any agreement with Ukraine should be based on “new territorial realities” and take Moscow’s security interests into account.

The Russian president also stated that a possible agreement with Ukraine should address the root causes of the conflict between the two countries.

The German government announced today that Schultz and Putin had a telephone conversation for the first time since December 2022 and after two years.

In this conversation, Shults emphasized the need to end the conflict in Ukraine.

The German chancellor also asked Russia to negotiate with Kiev and emphasized that Germany will continue to support Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the German chancellor’s spokesman said that Schultz “spoke with Zelensky before contacting the Russian president and will speak with him again.”

Zelensky, apparently upset by the call, told Schultz that a call to Putin could help the Russian leader “reduce his international isolation” and ultimately lead to a continuation of the war in Ukraine.

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