“Sinking Ukraine with weapons is a destructive policy,” Putin told Scholz during a phone call on Friday, which was initiated by the German side. The last contact between the two leaders was on Sept. 13.

“Attention is drawn to the destructive policies of Western countries, including Germany, which flooded the Kiev regime with weapons and trained Ukrainian troops,” the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

Russia: Thanks to Western support, Ukraine has refused talks

Russia believes that “as a result of all this, as well as comprehensive financial support for Ukraine, Kyiv has consistently rejected the idea of ​​talks.” “Moreover, this encouraged the radical Ukrainian nationalists to commit horrific crimes against the civilian population,” the statement added.

“The Russian president asked Germany to reconsider its approach to events in Ukraine,” the statement said, citing TASS.

According to the agency, Putin once again clarified the details of Russia’s approach to conduct “special military operation” in Ukraine (the Russian authorities do not use the word “war” – ed.).

Putin started Europe’s biggest war since 1945.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been underway since February 24 and turned into the largest military conflict in Europe since the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945.

Putin said in October he had no regrets about launching “special operations” and viewed the war with Ukraine as a turning point where “Russia finally stood up to Western hegemony after decades of humiliation since the collapse of the Soviet Union.”

After a failed attempt to seize Kiev early in the war, Russian troops focused on taking full control of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, which together form the region known as Donbass.

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