The first in two years conversation between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian leader Vladimir Putin took place on the initiative of the former and in close coordination with other G7 countries and lasted about an hour.
Source: Spiegel, citing its sources, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The journalists reported that the conversation was initiated by Olaf Scholz. Their conversation with Putin lasted about an hour.
The call had allegedly been prepared for “weeks” in close coordination with key international partners – the United States, UK, France and other G7 countries.
In particular, it was agreed that the conversation should take place after the US elections but before the G20 summit in Brazil, where Scholz is going on Sunday, and Russia will be represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Government sources added to the official report of the conversation that Scholz specifically condemned Russia’s bombardments of Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and said that the involvement of North Korean soldiers in the fighting on Russia’s side could lead to a serious escalation and expansion of the war.
Background:
- It was reported that Scholz spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before speaking with Putin and plans to call him after the call with Putin.
- Olaf Scholz had repeatedly stressed that he was ready to talk to Putin about possible solutions to end Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Recently, the German Chancellor spoke of his readiness to hold talks with the Russian leader “soon”.
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