Schz ready to talk to Putin again despite “disappointment” from previous call

Schz said this on the air of RTL TV, Ukrinform reports.

According to Schz, the previous phone conversation with Putin proved a disappointment for him.

"It was a disappointment because he simply repeated all his formulas," the Chancellor said.

However, despite the lack of any result, Schz continues to insist that the phone call was necessary to make it clear to the Kremlin leader that he should not expect German support for Ukraine to wane. In addition, Schz td Putin “that he must withdraw tros (from Ukraine) in order to create the basis for peaceful develment.”

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Therefore Schz is ready for further negotiations with Putin, although he has no illusions about the possible success of such a conversation.

“This must be done, and I will do it again. But there is no need to have illusions about this,” said the head of the German government.

It should be recalled that Schz called Putin on his own initiative on November 15, for the first time since December 2022. At the same time, he tried to do this a few weeks before, but the Kremlin turned the offer down. This caused massive criticism not only in Ukraine and its partner states, but also to a large extent in Germany itself.

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The Social Democratic Party candidate for chancellor’s post in the next election is positioning himself in the re-election campaign as a "chancellor of peace".