Negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin were and remain an important step in ensuring that the EU’s position on the conflict in Ukraine is conveyed to Moscow, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said during a press conference on the sidelines of the G20 in Rio. of Janeiro.
“We must act and speak. Therefore, I would also like to say that, in my opinion, the right thing to do was and remains to talk to the Russian president now.” – said Scholz.
Europe needs to convey its positions to Moscow, although “nothing has changed” in Putin’s own positions and objectives after the conversation with him, he added.
On November 15, the Kremlin and Berlin reported a telephone conversation between Scholz and Putin, which took place at the initiative of the German side. As Reuters reported, Vladimir Zelensky He asked the German chancellor not to call the Russian president. The conversation itself sparked a wave of criticism against Scholz from several German politicians who advocate a military solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
