Scholz called rumors of his trip to Moscow for talks obscene

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has denied rumors about his possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Scholz told reporters before a meeting of the presidium of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin on January 5.

"This is a false allegation. It is extremely indecent," the Social Democratic Party (SPD) quoted Scholz as saying on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

It is also noted that the official representative of the German government Steffen Hebeestreit said that legal measures will be applied to Bundestag deputy from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Roderich Kiesewetter, who said that Scholz intends to come for talks in Russia.

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Earlier in the day, Kiesewetter suggested that Putin might meet with Scholz before the early Bundestag elections scheduled for February 23.

Also, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there were no plans for the Russian president to meet with Chancellor Scholz and US President-elect Donald Trump.

Prior to that, Scholz said on December 27, 2024, that he would like to talk to Putin again. According to the chancellor, he had already spoken twice with US President-elect Donald Trump and they had agreed to closely coordinate positions on the topic of the Ukrainian conflict.

On December 20, 2024, Scholz told a press conference that he intends to continue talking to Putin. He made similar remarks on December 12. Der Spiegel magazine also wrote that Scholz might soon visit Moscow on a "peace mission," but the German government ruled out such a possibility.