Nehammer talked about Putin's words "it would be good" about the end of the

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Russian President Vladimir Putin , in response to remarks about the need to end hostilities in Ukraine as soon as possible, said: "It would be good." Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer spoke about this after meeting with Putin, reports MeinBezirk.at.

According to Nehammer, the conversation with the Russian president did not leave "a positive overall impression."

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The HEAD of the Austrian government said that he intends to continue negotiations with Putin, and is also going to talk with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to him, Putin "still trusts the peace talks in Istanbul." On March 29, face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations took place in Turkey on the initiative of Erdogan, as a result of which Kyiv handed over written proposals on a peace treaty to Moscow. Personal contact is important, the chancellor is convinced.

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Putin and Nehammer talked one on one. According to the newspaper Kleine Zeitung, the conversation lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes. The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, in turn, said that the conversation between Putin and Nehammer was short.

The chancellor became the first head of government of a European state who, since the beginning of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, came to Moscow to personally meet with Putin.

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The main message of the chancellor to the head of Russia concerned an early ceasefire, because under the circumstances, in his opinion, "there are only losers on both sides," the newspaper notes. Nehammer called the conversation with Putin "very tough and open." He also stated that those involved in "serious war crimes in Bucha and elsewhere" should be held accountable. On April 9, the head of the Austrian government met with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv and visited the city of Bucha in the Kyiv region. In early April, the Ukrainian authorities and Western media, in particular REUTERS and AFP, published photos and videos from Bucha with bodies imprinted on them. The Russian Defense Ministry denies allegations of involvement in the killings, calling the published photos and videos a provocation.