Putin has urged Angela Merkel to put pressure on Kiev so that she does not take "reckless decisions"

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Berlin would exert its influence on the Ukrainian government regarding the crisis that occurred Sunday in the Kerch Strait. will convince Kiev not to make reckless decisions, announced the Kremlin press office.

According to the Russian presidency, the talks took place at the initiative of Germany.

The Chancellery has not yet made any announcement regarding the communication of the two leaders.

According to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin expressed his appreciation of the acts of provocation by the Ukrainian side and gross violations of the rules of international law when the warships (Ukrainian) deliberately ignored the rules relating to the peaceful pbadage in the territorial waters of Ukraine. the Russian Federation. "In the sea of ​​Azov.

Putin "expressed the hope that Berlin would exert its influence over the Ukrainian authorities and prevent their decision to be rushed," announced the Russian presidency.

Also in the Kremlin, the Russian leader expressed his concern that Kiev had put the Ukrainian armed forces in a state of war alarm and declared a military law in parts of Ukrainian territory while "stressing that the Ukrainian leaders bore full responsibility for the creation of another state of war and the risks that it entails ", considering that the escalation is related to the" elections "that will take place in Ukraine in 2019 .

Last updated: Tuesday, November 27, 2018, 05:35