Russia considered that there is a possibility of resolving the Ukrainian crisis thanks to dialogue with Western countries and announced the end of some military maneuvers, in the midst of a crisis unprecedented since the Cold War.
In a sign that the situation continues to be very delicate, the Pentagon affirmed that Russia reinforced its military device on the borders of Ukraine over the weekend, where there are already more than 100,000 soldiers concentrated for weeks.
And with fears of an invasion of Ukraine rising, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russia to take advantage of “dialogue offers” to defuse a crisis that has raised the specter of war in Europe. This Monday, Scholz is visiting Kiev and today he plans to travel to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin.
Taking distance from the offensive statements of recent days, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, considers that “there is a possibility” to “solve the problems”.
The path of dialogue “has not been exhausted, but it cannot last indefinitely either,” Lavrov added, stressing that Russia is ready to “listen counterproposals serious”.
In another sign of de-escalation, shortly afterwards Sergey Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, stated that the military exercises taking place alongside Belarus were “ending”.
“Some exercises are going on, one part has finished, another part is finishing. And others are still being made due to their size and complications,” Sergei Shoigu said.