Putin tells Scholz that Ukraine infrastructure strikes 'inevitable': Kremlin

AFP , Friday 2 Dec 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his German counterpart, Olaf Scholz, on Friday that Moscow's attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure were "inevitable" and accused the West of pursuing "destructive" policies, the Kremlin said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with participants of the II Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi on December 1, 2022. AFP

 

"Such measures have become a forced and inevitable response to Kyiv's provocative attacks on Russia's civilian infrastructure," the Kremlin said in a statement following the telephone talks, the first between Putin and Scholz since mid-September.

"Attention was drawn to the destructive line of Western states, including Germany, that is pumping the Kyiv regime with weapons, and are training the Ukrainian military," the Kremlin added.

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