Media learned of Scholz's plans to hold talks with Putin again

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to once again hold telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported by the Die Zeit newspaper on Thursday, December 12.

"It must be done, and I will do it again, but do not have any illusions about it," the media outlet quotes the politician as saying.

The publication notes that Scholz's previous call to the Russian leader in November caused "outrage" in some European countries, Gazeta.Ru added.

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Before that, on December 4, Scholz said during a speech in the Bundestag that it would be absurd and a sign of weakness for Germany and the European Union not to negotiate with the Russian president. At the same time, Scholz pointed out that his position on the conflict in Ukraine is very different from that of the Russian leader.

Earlier, on December 2, the German chancellor expressed support for Kiev during his visit to Ukraine in a message to Putin and promised to continue his support. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called these words an example of the destructive line of European leaders. On the same day, the chancellor announced the allocation of €650 million worth of arms to Kiev.

In mid-November, Putin and Scholz had their first telephone conversation in two years. The conversation took place at the initiative of the German side. Peskov called the fact of such a dialog positive. The Russian leader said on November 28 that the talks were mainly devoted to Ukraine.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.