the chancellor made a statement — Politics
The phone call to Putin was necessary, the chancellor emphasized.
Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz is ready for further negotiations with the president-dictator of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, despite the unsuccessful call on November 15.
This is stated in the statement of the German politician.
“It was unpleasant. Because he just repeated all his formulas,” he said.
Scholz emphasized that the phone call to “Fuhrer” Putin was necessary. In particular, the chancellor says, the call made the dictator understand: he cannot hope that Germany's support for the attacked Ukraine will weaken, and “that he must also withdraw the troops so that a basis for the development of peace can be created.”
“It needs to be done, and I will do it again. But you shouldn't have any illusions about it,” said Scholz.
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