Russian President’s Press Secretary Dmitri Peskov reacted to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s statement that he plans to have a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At a briefing with journalists, Peskov said that the German chancellor had not yet called.
“I have no information that Germany initiated a phone call. Need to talk. “Putin continues to be open to dialogue in line with the goal of protecting our country’s interests,” he said.
Olaf Scholz has previously stated that plans New phone call with Vladimir Putin. The German chancellor noted that “it has been some time since his last meeting with the Russian president”, but that he plans to “meet Putin again when the time comes”.
Prior to that, Scholz said Vladimir Putin “did not threaten himself or Germany” during phone calls. chancellor registeredIn phone conversations with Putin, he said “very different perspectives” on the Ukraine conflict had become “very clear”.