Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said it was unnecessary to refuse to contact Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russian military operation in Ukraine and called for a diplomatic settlement.
“I will not miss the opportunity to speak with President Putin,” Schröder told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.
The former adviser stressed that the situation should have a diplomatic solution.
“The situation of the Ukrainian army and civilians can only be alleviated through diplomacy,” he added.
Source: TASS