Austrian Chancellor Karl NehammerVIENNA, Apr 11 Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer after talks with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced the need for personal meetings with the Russian leader on the situation in Ukraine. The talks between Putin and Nehammer took place on Monday in Moscow. embargo on oil and gas from Russia»What is important to me … In my opinion, this personal confrontation is necessary. Calling is one thing, but it is more important to be opposite each other, look into each other's eyes, talk about the horrors of war. Perhaps this will not bring soon success, but I am convinced that every contribution can be valuable and useful when it comes to peace,» Nehammer said at a press conference in Moscow after a meeting with Putin, broadcast by the Austrian TV channel Puls 4. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
