Ukraine-Russia, Scholz announces new talks with Putin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told deputies of the Bundestag Defense Commission his intention to restart talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I have clearly heard that the Chancellor has also announced a new initiative for talks with Putin,” explained the deputy of the SPD, Wolfng Hellmich, in an interview with the “Dpa” news agency. Scholz explained that it was not worth talking to Putin before his speech at the parade on May 9, and stressed that the conflict cannot be resolved without channels of dialogue. Scholz had spoken several times with Putin on the phone immediately after the war began on February 24th, but the last contact dates back to March 30th. Meanwhile, the German Defense Ministry has announced that it has begun training Ukrainian soldiers in the use of the Panzerhaubitze 2000, a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer. This was announced by the German delegation to NATO explaining that, in coordination with the Netherlands, 12 military systems of this type will be delivered to Ukraine. ” We are also strengthening NATO’s eastern flank, ” reads Twitter. Berlin government sources reported Tuesday that over 60 Ukrainian soldiers had arrived in Germany to be trained in the use of German Panzerhaubitze 2000 artillery systems to repel the Russian invasion.