Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer will on Monday become the first western leader to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine began six weeks ago.
Nehammer’s trip to Moscow is part of efforts to promote a “dialogue” between Russia and Ukraine, according to chancellery officials, who said he would specifically raise the issue of war crimes with Putin.
Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, and European Council head Charles Michel have been briefed on the trip, along with the Germany chancellor Olaf Scholz. Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president who this weekend met Nehammer in Kyiv, was also informed of the Austrian premier’s plans.
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