Vladimir Putin on Friday insisted that Russia was fighting “Nazi ideology” in Ukraine in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz . The Russian president sent troops to the pro-Western country on February 24, saying Ukraine needed to be “demilitarized” and “de-Nazified.” “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. Putin reiterated that Moscow’s military operation was aimed at protecting the Russian-speaking population of eastern Ukraine. Putin also accused Kyiv of “blocking” peace talks. Scholz has come...