Also with Merz – Putin: “I am ready to meet with Senskyj”

Putin again doubled that Senskyj had legitimacy for this because his five -year term of office had expired last year. The Ukrainian leadership means that no elections should be held because of the legislation and Senskyj still has all power powers.

In principle, Putin advocated continuing the direct negotiations between the Kremlin and Kiev. The recent meetings would have yielded results in humanitarian fields, he said. An example is the exchange of prisoners and killed soldiers. “We have already handed over 500 people, we have 400 back,” said Putin. In recent days, the warring parties had repeatedly reported exchanges, but did not give any numbers. Soldiers under the age of 25 are released on both sides, seriously injured and seriously ill.

The discussions in which the Turkish government mediates will continue on 22 June.

First explanation about Merz
The Russian ruler has now agreed to talk to the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz when he was looking for contact with him. “We are always open to it,” he said. If the German government has to deliver the Taurus -marching aircraft to Ukraine, the relationship between the two countries is “very serious damage”.

Merz had not contacted Putin since he took office in May, but repeatedly asked him in speeches to a ceasefiring -the fire. “Only German officers can send the Taurus. What does that mean? That soldiers from the Bundeswehr to German weapons lead with German weapons against the territory of Russia,” Putin said. In fact, the Taurus is also part of the Arsenal in the armies of Sweden and Spain, without committed German soldiers.