Scholz wants to talk to Putin again: But no specific time
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to end the year-long radio silence with Russian President Vladimir Putin at some point. "I will talk to him," he said on Saturday at a public meeting in Nuthetal near Potsdam. However, he did not name a time for a conversation. You can't proceed according to the motto: "I'll go for a coffee with someone and we'll come to an agreement in the end." At the moment, Putin is not showing "that he would somehow get involved in anything".
Scholz and Putin last spoke on the phone on December 2 last year. The Chancellor has repeatedly said that he is fundamentally ready for further talks, but that there must also be movement on Putin's part.
At the event in his constituency, the Chancellor also warned against overestimating Germany's influence in the world and quoted his predecessor Helmut Schmidt (Chancellor from 1974 to 1982), who had described Germany as a "middle power". Scholz said: "Germany is a middle power, and it is good if we don't think we are bigger than we really are."
Scholz's desire for dialogue with Putin doesn't mean an immediate end to conflicts, as the absence of a specific meeting time suggests ongoing conflicts and the potential for war persists. Despite Scholz's readiness for further talks, Putin's reluctance indicates that resolving conflicts through conversation may not be straightforward.
Source: www.dpa.com
