"Let me make one thing clear": Scholz names key to peace in Ukraine and talks about negotiations

Peace in Ukraine is possible at any time. For this to happen, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin only needs to stop his terrorist actions and withdraw his troops from our country.

This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to the Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung. Currently, several countries, including Ukraine, are negotiating at the advisory level on ways to reach a peace agreement.

"But let me make one thing clear: peace is possible at any time. Putin just has to stop his barbaric campaign and withdraw his troops," Scholz emphasized.

He added that there have always been mediating diplomatic initiatives to end the war in Ukraine – both immediately after the outbreak of full-scale war and until now.

"Back then, the talks failed because Russia used them only as a pretext to simultaneously move its troops to the east for a major offensive. Then it became known about the massacres in Bucha and Irpin – incredible human rights crimes of the Russian armed forces against the civilian population," Scholz recalled.

Subsequently, Scholz noted, a grain deal was successfully concluded, which Putin also canceled after a while. In addition, there were talks on security at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and the exchange of prisoners. Now diplomats are also searching for the optimal form of a peace agreement, but Putin is capable of ending the war at any time, Scholz said.

As reported by OBOZ.UA:

– China is going to hold an international peace conference and wants both Russia and Ukraine to take part in the event. The country also presented its proposals to ensure the success of the peace conference, which Switzerland plans to hold this summer.

– Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva said that Ukraine has a clear position that Russia should not be a participant in the first Global Peace Summit, which may take place in the spring of 2024 in Switzerland. States that want to achieve results at this meeting share the position of the Ukrainian side.

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