<p>President Vladimir Putin on Friday insisted that Russia was fighting "Nazi ideology" in Ukraine in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.</p>.<p>The Russian president sent troops to the pro-Western country on February 24, saying Ukraine needed to be "demilitarised" and "de-Nazified."</p>.<p>"Attention has been drawn to the continued violations of international humanitarian law by militants advocating Nazi ideology and using terrorist methods," the Kremlin said in a readout after the call.</p>.<p>Putin reiterated that Moscow's military operation was aimed at protecting the Russian-speaking population of eastern Ukraine.</p>.<p>Putin also accused Kyiv of "blocking" peace talks.</p>.<p>Scholz has come under fire for arms deliveries to Ukraine deemed insufficient and Germany's reliance on Russian energy imports.</p>.<p>Germany's economy is now racing to wean itself off Russian energy and has already almost completely phased out Russian coal.</p>
<p>President Vladimir Putin on Friday insisted that Russia was fighting "Nazi ideology" in Ukraine in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.</p>.<p>The Russian president sent troops to the pro-Western country on February 24, saying Ukraine needed to be "demilitarised" and "de-Nazified."</p>.<p>"Attention has been drawn to the continued violations of international humanitarian law by militants advocating Nazi ideology and using terrorist methods," the Kremlin said in a readout after the call.</p>.<p>Putin reiterated that Moscow's military operation was aimed at protecting the Russian-speaking population of eastern Ukraine.</p>.<p>Putin also accused Kyiv of "blocking" peace talks.</p>.<p>Scholz has come under fire for arms deliveries to Ukraine deemed insufficient and Germany's reliance on Russian energy imports.</p>.<p>Germany's economy is now racing to wean itself off Russian energy and has already almost completely phased out Russian coal.</p>