Kuleba said that Scholz consulted with Zelensky about the call to Putin
Scholz decided to call the Russian dictator after the election of Donald Trump.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz consulted with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi about a call to Russian dictator Putin a few months ago, but then the Ukrainian leader opposed such an idea.
About this stated former head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba.
“A few months ago, Chancellor Scholz asked President Zelensky if it would be appropriate to call Putin. Zelensky opposed this idea, and Scholz abstained,” Kuleba said.
He stated that Scholz decided to call the Russian dictator after the election of Donald Trump to the post of US president, for which Zelensky criticized the German chancellor, but did so gently.
Kuleba said that with this call, Scholz improved his position among German voters who sympathize with the Russian…