The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, spoke by phone this Friday with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for the first time since 2022 and asked him to end the war in Ukraine and open up to serious negotiations with kyiv to achieve peace. fair and lasting.”
As confirmed by German government sources to EFE, Scholz has emphasized that “none of Russia’s war objectives” had been achieved on the ground and, therefore, he has urged Putin “to be willing to enter into serious negotiations with Ukraine with the objective to achieve a just and lasting peace.” The chancellor has asked Putin “to end the war of aggression against Ukraine and withdraw troops” from that country.
Scholz had last spoken with Putin by phone in December 2022 and, last Wednesday, he did so with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky. This Friday he once again condemned the war of Russian aggression, which has been causing death, suffering and destruction in Ukraine for almost a thousand days.
The German Chancellor has particularly regretted the air attacks against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and has stressed that the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Russia for combat missions against Ukrainian territory represents a serious escalation and expansion of the conflict.
Scholz had indicated in recent weeks the possibility of talking with Putin, to whom he has conveyed Germany’s “unwavering determination” to support Ukraine in its defensive struggle as long as necessary. The social democratic politician, who currently heads a minority government in Germany, has added that support for Ukraine is long-term and that the Russian president cannot count on time being on his side.
According to sources, Scholz and Putin have agreed to remain in contact.
This telephone conversation occurs when Ukraine finds itself in a complicated situation, since Russia gains ground daily in the eastern region of Donetsk and, on the other hand, fears for Western aid, especially American aid, once it reaches the White House. Republican Donald Trump in January.
Trump has been reluctant to continue providing weapons to kyiv. On the other hand, Germany will not have a budget for 2025 and will not have a stable government after the breakup of the coalition until the middle of next year, which also makes it difficult for it to provide additional assistance to Zelensky.
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