German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated his dialog with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift within the Russian President’s considering on the battle in Ukraine however defended his much-criticised choice to cellphone the Kremlin.
Talking from Berlin airport on Sunday, instantly earlier than his departure for the G20 summit in Brazil, Scholz stated it had been value speaking to Putin to dispel any illusions he may harbour that the West was about to desert its help for Ukraine.
He added, with regards to Donald Trump’s imminent return to the US presidency, that it will additionally not be good if Washington had been in common contact with Putin whereas no European chief was.
“The dialog was very detailed however contributed to a recognition that little has modified within the Russian President’s views of the battle – and that’s not excellent news,” Scholz informed reporters.
