"Not very good news": Scholt explained why Putin called Putin
"It was important to tell him (Putin - ed. ) That he could not count on the weakening of support from Germany, Europe and many others in the world. The conversation was very detailed, but contributed to the recognition that there is little in the views of the Russian President in the war It has changed - and this is not very good news, " - said the German politician. He also made arguments to protect his telephone conversation with the Kremlin head after criticism from Ukraine.
"In my opinion, it would not be a good idea if negotiations were held between US and Russian presidents, and the leader of an important European country would not do it," Solz explained. Reuters notes that this call took place against the background of the signs of intensification of contacts between Western leaders and the Kremlin. UN Secretary General Anthony Guterres, who was previously the Prime Minister of NATO Member of Portugal, recently participated in the Brix Summit in Russia.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov is expected in December at the Malta Safety Summit, which is a member of the EU. Donald Trump, who won the US elections, said he was able to quickly end the war in Ukraine. His future appointments are concerned in Europe, as some persons are considered more loyal to Moscow than their predecessors. We will remind, on November 15, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz for the first time in two years called Vladimir Putin.
The conversation lasted an hour and took place three months before the extraordinary election in Germany. He condemned the full -scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and called on the Kremlin head to withdraw his troops. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that a massive blow to Russia in Ukraine on November 17 is proof that diplomacy on the phone could not replace real support from the event.
He believes that the next weeks will be decisive not only for the war, but also for the future. The idea of Scholz on Putin's call was supported by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to him, the termination of the war in Ukraine will require some interaction with the President of the Russian Federation. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Scholz's initiative, saying that this call is Pandora's box, as well as what Putin has long since wanted.