Karl Nehammer

Austria's Chancellor urged Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine in the first face-to-face meeting between an EU leader and the Russian president since ...

“But I think it's necessary to do it so that peace reigns again and the people of Ukraine can live safely.” Nehammer said he told Putin the EU is “as united as it’s ever been” on the issue of sanctions, and that these will remain in place - and may even be strengthened - as long as Ukrainians continue to die. At a press conference, Nehammer said face-to-face talks "discussing the horrors of war" could have a greater impact in the long term but that he walked away without much optimism for an end to the war soon.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said a Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow was "tough" and included a discussion of war crimes ...

"Anything that can be done to help the people of Ukraine [and] stop the war should be done," he said. "We will help where we can to alleviate humanitarian suffering and end this war." Nehammer said there was "no reaction" from Putin to a message from Zelensky that he was looking for a personal conversation with the Russian leader.

He urged Mr Putin to call off his invasion because "in a war, there are only losers on both sides", as Ukraine and its allies prepare for a fresh Russian ...

"But my feeling is that even if we did it, or had already done it, we would be in the same situation." We are very clearly on the side of international law,” he said. “There is no doubt where Austria stands. He said it "makes a difference to be face to face and tell him what the reality is: that this president has de facto lost the war morally.” "I mentioned the serious war crimes in Bucha and other locations and stressed that all those responsible have to be brought to justice," he said after the meeting ended. Karl Nehammer said he had spoken of "serious war crimes" committed by Russia's forces in what he said were "direct, open and tough" discussions in a 75-minute meeting with Mr Putin.

In a statement Nehammer said the meeting was not 'a visit of friendship,' adding that conversation between the two men had been 'direct, open and hard'

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Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer held "very direct, open and tough" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin near Moscow on Monday, in Putin's first ...

This is also not an agreed roadmap for negotiations. "Let's hope there is more to the Austrian chancellor #Nehammer's visit to Putin than has been said and meets the eye. "(Telling him) once will not be enough. He gave little away about Putin's response. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

A fresh diplomatic effort by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer offered little hope of a de-escalation of the war in Ukraine, where officials say Russia is ...

To completely destroy the enemy on our land, and to fulfill those tasks that are obvious to...our people. "If we got planes and enough heavy armored vehicles, the necessary artillery, we could do it." RFE/RL's Live Briefing gives you all of the major developments on Russia's invasion, how Kyiv is fighting back, the plight of civilians, and Western reaction. "The offensive [in eastern Ukraine] is evidently being prepared on a massive scale." The number has not been independently confirmed. Russia is believed to be preparing for a potentially decisive showdown that experts say could start within days with a full-scale offensive.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine is "ready" for a major Russian offensive in the east of the country, as he accused Moscow of lying to deflect the ...

I will now return to inform our European partners about my conversation with the Russian President and discuss further steps," he concluded. ''I have just come from Ukraine and have seen with my own eyes the immeasurable suffering caused by the Russian war of aggression. A duty out of a sense of responsibility to leave no stone unturned to bring about a cessation of hostilities or at least humanitarian progress for the suffering civilian population in Ukraine. For me, there is no alternative to seeking direct talks with Russia as well, despite all the very great differences," Nehammer said in the statement.

Nehammer was the first European leader to meet with Putin face-to-face since Russia launched a full-scale military assault on Ukraine in February.

"But the fighting has been bloody, it's been stiff. The conditions of those affected have since improved, per the Journal. "He sees it as a kind of self-defense operation of the Russian federation. - "[Putin] calls it special military operations," Nehammer said. He calls it special military operations. On Monday, Nehammer was the first European leader to meet with Putin face-to-face since the Russian president launched a full-scale military assault on Ukraine in late February.