Chapter Press Secretary Kremlin Dmitry Peskov noted that the head of the Kremlin is not changing his position regarding contacts with Western countries.
This was reported by URA-Inform with reference to DW.
According to him, the Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin is “open to talks” with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
« No. There were no proposals. We have repeatedly stated that Putin remains open to contacts,” — the Kremlin spokesman said in a statement.
Thus, Dmitry Peskov responded to the statement by German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who said on October 11 that Putin no longer even wants to talk to the chancellor on the phone.< /p>
It is worth noting that the last time Olaf Scholz spoke to Putin on the phone was in December 2022. At that time, the German chancellor called on the Russian dictator for a diplomatic solution and the withdrawal of occupation troops from Ukraine.
In September 2024 , Scholz spoke in support of Russia's participation in the second Ukraine Peace Summit. He is convinced that “the time has come to discuss how we can get out of this war situation as quickly as possible and achieve peace.”
Meanwhile, in the German The Foreign Ministry also answered whether Putin is ready to talk to Scholz about the war in Ukraine.