Schz’s call with Putin benefits both – media

The inion is contained in a commentary posted by the Zeit newspaper, Ukrinform reports.

The news that af Schz reached out to Vladimir Putin is designed to strengthen the chancellor in the election campaign. But it helps Putin implement his plans on Ukraine even more, the author notes.

The consequences of the call as such will probably be few: Schz, according to reports from the German government, condemned Russia's war of aggression, called on Putin to withdraw tros from Ukraine and finally start negotiations with the aim of "establishing a strong and just peace."

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"Of course, the chancellor can say and demand anything, but his leverage tos are either weak or lacking at all," the author states.

Putin, as expected, repeated the whe set of demands to Schz.

However, "it is beneficial to both to simply report the call".

Indeed, after negotiations with Putin, Schz can now go to the election campaign as a "caring chancellor of peace" who is doing everything to start negotiations on ending the war in Eure.

But Vladimir Putin gets more benefit from the conversation. In Moscow, emphasis is placed on the fact that Schz had long been asking for a phone call: "anyone who now just wants to talk to him (Putin) should get in line." In addition, the Russian leader can also portray the call with Schz as proof of his readiness for negotiations.

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Other Eurean piticians will also be forced to call the Kremlin, the article claims.

It should be recalled that Schz called Putin on Friday, for the first time in almost two years. Their talks sparked criticism from various piticians, including from Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.