Putin to Soltz: Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are inevitable and necessary

THE Vladimir Putin he told the German chancellor Olaf Solz that Germany’s and the West’s stance of support for Ukraine is “disastrous” and called on Berlin to “rethink its position” during their first phone call since mid-September, the Kremlin said.

Putin told Solz that Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are “inevitable and necessary” in the face of “Kiev’s provocative attacks”, while regarding the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic he said that “an independent investigation is needed” into the “terrorist attacks”, in which Moscow should be “allowed to participate”, according to international agencies and the Athens News Agency.

Solz asked Putin for the withdrawal of Russian forces to allow a “diplomatic solution” to the Ukraine and condemned Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine

The two men discussed the global food situation, which remains under pressure due to the war in Ukraine, according to the chancellor’s spokesman. Solz and Putin agreed to “remain in contact.”

Source: News Beast

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