After a conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and accused Ukraine of non-compliance with the Minsk agreements. According to the owner of the Kremlin, the possibility of holding a new summit in the Normandy format depends on exactly the steps of Ukraine to implement Minsk, the Kremlin reports..

“Vladimir Putin informed in detail about the state of affairs in this area, noting, in particular, that Kiev is still stubbornly evading the fulfillment of its obligations under the 2015 Minsk agreements, which, in fact, hinders the possible holding of a new summit in the“ Normandy format ”.

Putin told Scholz about Russia's proposals for long-term, legally enshrined security guarantees that would rule out any further NATO advance eastward, as well as the deployment of strike weapons systems in countries adjacent to Russia..

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Before that, the Russian Foreign Ministry opposed Ukraine's participation in negotiations with the United States and NATO on security guarantees.. Moscow " Moscow threatens escalation again if NATO sends military to Ukraine.

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