German politician, the former head of the European Parental and Candidate of German Chancellors from the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Martin Schulz robbed about the relations of Russia and Germany with the arrival of the new German Chancellor from the Social Democratic Party (SDPG) of Olaf Scholz. He shared his opinion in an interview with Kommersant.
According to Schulz, with the new government, Germany and Russia will have a special relationship, the further development of which can make a positive contribution to improving the relations of the European Union with Russia.
The former head of the European Parliament replied affirmatively to the question of the correspondent, whether Scholz will be able to build the same close relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin as an Angela Merkel.
“I have no doubt. Chancellor of Germany must interact with Russia. In this sense, I count on the continuity of Olaf Schelz in relation to the Angela Merkel. Do not forget that he was the Secretary General of the SDP in its predecessor – Gerhard Schröder. It is often missed by “,” Schulz explained. The politician recalled that Merkel supported contact with Putin even in the most difficult times.
Earlier, Scholz accused President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in the fact that he blackmail Germany and other countries, provoking the influx of migrants on the border with Poland. “What Lukashenko does is irresponsible. This is a dictator who does not use more support for his people, rules, applying violence, sent many oppositionists in prisons,” said the leader of the SDPG at a briefing in Berlin.