Scholtz had a telephone conversation with Putin for the first time in almost two years: the media revealed details
According to the German newspaper, the parties did not formally report the fact of the conversation, but it took place on Friday November 15, "After prolonged preparation". Reuters journalists talked to a source that was known about the conversation itself. According to them, the German Chancellor and Russian leader were talked about an hour. Later, the office of the head of the German government confirmed the fact of conversation in the evening.
According to the report, Scholz encourages the Russian Federation to negotiate with Ukraine to achieve a just and long peace. "The determination of Germany to support Ukraine in its protection against Russian aggression as much as it will be needed," - stated in the statement of Scholz's office. The German government said that the head of government plans to call Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky after talking to Putin.
We will remind, Focus wrote that Scholz explained to his citizens what the benefit of helping Ukraine. According to German Chancellor, his state is the largest supporter of Ukraine in Europe, but German winged missiles will still not be supplied by the Armed Forces. We also talked about another statement by the Head of the German Government, in which Scholz called Russian invaders "victims.