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:[[German Chancellor]] [[Olaf Scholz]] holds a telephone call with [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] about the war in Ukraine, their first contact since 2022. Putin tells Scholz that any negotiated settlement to end the war must recognize the [[Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine|territories that Russia has occupied]] as part of Russia and that Ukraine must abandon its aspiration to join [[NATO]]. [https://apnews.com/article/scholz-putin-germany-russia-phone-call-f18e42dc5418fb682682d7dae69483a5 (AP)] [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/world/europe/scholz-putin-russia-germany-call.html (''The New York Times'')]
Protestors storm the Parliament of Abkhazia in the capital Sukhumi in opposition to a proposed measure that would allow Russians to buy property in Abkhazia. Opposition leader Eshsou Kakalia claims that protestors now control the building. (Al Jazeera)
:Protestors storm the [[People's Assembly of Abkhazia|Parliament of Abkhazia]] in the capital [[Sukhumi]] in opposition to a proposed measure that would allow [[Russians]] to buy property in [[Abkhazia]]. Opposition leader Eshsou Kakalia claims that protestors now control the building. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/15/protesters-storm-parliament-in-breakaway-georgian-region-of-abkhazia (Al Jazeera)]
:The [[Russian Defence Ministry]] claims that [[Russian Armed Forces|Russian forces]] have captured the village of [[Voznesenka, Donetsk Oblast|Voznesenka]] in [[Donetsk Oblast]], [[Ukraine]]. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/russia-claims-it-took-control-of-another-settlement-in-ukraine-s-donetsk-region/3393844 (Anadolu Agency)]