German Chancellor Olaf Scholz named the condition under which he would agree to a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This information was reported by the Tageszeitung, reports URA-Inform.
Scholz noted that he does not rule out further discussions with Putin in the future, but now “the Russian war speaks against this.” The German Chancellor said that he will sit down at the negotiating table with the Russian dictator when he understands that troops from Ukraine are needed.
«In any case, if Russia understands that there will be no dictated peace, and Putin will understand that he must stop his campaign and withdraw his troops», — he said.
At the same time, when asked by a journalist when it would make sense to talk with the Kremlin dictator again, Scholz replied that “when the time comes.”
«I have had several conversations with Putin in the past that were sometimes viewed critically. And I do not rule out further discussions in the future. At the initiative of the Ukrainian government, there are diplomatic efforts at the level of national security advisers, which includes countries of the global south — this is important», — he noted.
In addition, Scholz noted that Germany still «will have to supply weapons and ammunition to Ukraine for a long time».
We recall that it was previously reported that the Russian Federation said when the war could end: a new date has been named.