Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the tone of the telephone conversation between the leaders of the Russian Federation and Germany, Vladimir Putin, and Olaf Scholz was serious and the conversation was very frank. This was stated by a representative of the Kremlin in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin for the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.”
“As far as I know, it was a fairly professional conversation: detailed and very frank, because the position of the parties was expressed mutually.” – said Peskov.
Responding to the question why this conversation took place at this time, the press secretary of the Russian leader emphasized that “the situation has its own dialectic of development.”
“Of course, probably all the elements are coming together in such a way that there is political will to resume dialogue. In this case, this can only be welcomed, especially since President Putin has repeatedly said that he is open to the conversation.” – Peskov stressed, quoted by TASS.
The conversation between Putin and Scholz took place on November 15 at the initiative of the German side. Before this, the last time they spoke on the phone was on December 2, 2022 and they saw each other even before the start of the SVO. As reported by the Kremlin, the sides discussed the situation in Ukraine, problems in the Middle East and bilateral relations between Moscow and Berlin. The President and the Chancellor agreed that their aides would be in touch.
