German Chancellor Olaf Scholz supports talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin " He stated this during an interview with Dagens Nyheter..

German Chancellor also wants Putin to take responsibility for the war against Ukraine.

" Of course, this does not mean that Russia changes course from time to time.. But Putin must know what we require of him.. That is why I believe that such conversations are important, including in the future,"

He doubts that relations with the Russian Federation will be normalized in the near future..

" Until Russia stops this war, withdraws its troops from Ukraine and makes peace on reasonable terms, I don’t see the possibility of even starting to think about normalization,” the chancellor concluded..

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At the same time, both in Ukraine and in the West they note that negotiations with Russia can be held only after the complete defeat of the occupying army on the battlefield.. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office, explains that now the Russian Federation does not need real peace negotiations and the signing of any stable document, but only an operational pause to restore troops and build up combat readiness.