- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the beginning of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine had always been “friendly in tone,” despite their “very, very different, indeed widely differing views on the matter.”
- The development comes as a counteroffensive operation saw Ukrainian forces recapture large parts of territory in the country’s northeast and south.
- Separately, the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War reported, citing satellite imagery, that Ukrainian troops have placed artillery on the east bank of the Oskil in Kupiansk.
Russia-Ukraine updates: Scholz says Putin still pursuing ‘imperialist goal’ 17.09.2022
