BERLIN — German Chancellor
Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday asked
Russia’s Vladimir Putin to hold “direct serious negotiations” with his Ukrainian
counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
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During an 80-minute conversation with the Russian
president, the two
EU leaders “insisted on an immediate ceasefire and a
withdrawal of Russian troops,” the German chancellor’s office said.
Macron and
Scholz urged Putin to have “serious direct
negotiations with the Ukrainian president and (find) a diplomatic solution to
the conflict.”
The German Chancellor and the French President also “called
on the Russian President to ensure an improvement in the humanitarian situation
of the civilian population” in Ukraine.
The two European leaders “took positive note of the
Russian President’s commitment to treat captured fighters in accordance with
international humanitarian law, in particular the Geneva Conventions, and to
ensure unhindered access to the International Committee of the Red Cross”.
The global food supply, which has been hit by Russia’s
action in Ukraine, was also discussed.
Putin assured that he “wants to allow the export of grain
from Ukraine, especially by sea,” the German chancellery said.
The three leaders also agreed on the “central role” the
UN has to play to guarantee exports.
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