Title: Scholz: Putin's Peace Proposals Are Not Serious

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz indicated that "the leaders of the Group of Seven major industrial nations did not discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin's peace proposals for Ukraine as they all see them as insincere." In statements from Italy before heading to Switzerland, where he will start a conference on Ukraine today Saturday, Scholz stated that Putin's proposals, which include Ukraine surrendering four regions controlled by Russia, halting Kyiv's fighting, and giving up its ambition to join NATO, are merely aimed at distracting from the conference. He added in an interview with ZDF television: "Everyone knows that this proposal cannot be taken seriously and is somehow related to the peace conference in Switzerland." World leaders are gathering in Switzerland for a summit aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine.