KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 15, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine on Friday condemned Germany's Olaf Scholz call to Russia's Vladimir Putin as an "attempt at appeasement" that Moscow would see as a sign of weakness.

"Talk only gives Putin hope of easing his international isolation," Ukraine's foreign ministry said.

"What is needed are concrete, strong actions that will force him to peace, not persuasion and attempts at appeasement, which he sees as a sign of weakness and uses to his advantage."

President Volodymyr Zelensky, while confirming that Scholz had told him he would be calling Putin, warned that the talks would open "a Pandora's box".

"This is exactly what Putin has been wanting for a long time: it is extremely important for him to weaken his isolation," he said.