<span style="color: #222222;">Russian President Vladimir Putin today said that the country does not want war after Western nations accused Moscow of deploying troops in large numbers near Ukraine with plans to invade.<br />'' <br />'' A news agency quoted Putin as saying that Russia doesn't want a war That is exactly why we put forward proposals for a process of negotiations. He said it in a press briefing following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Moscow.<br />'' <br />''Scholz said that he agreed with Russia's assessment that there was still a chance to avert war over Ukraine through diplomatic negotiations. </span>