Deputy Committee of the Bundestag on Foreign Policy from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDPG) and the Ex-Deputy Chairman of the Party Ralph Stegner commented on the possible meeting of the new Chancellor of FRG Olaf Scholz with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He appreciated the need for negotiations in a conversation with Izvestia.
According to him, Germany has always paid special attention to negotiations with the Russian Federation, and will support a dialogue in any format.
“Of course, such meetings are reported when they are agreed, and do not do it through an interview. I would like to answer this question differently. We believe that it is important to conduct regular negotiations in a similar format. This position is responsible for our interests. Allies. However, Germany always paid special attention to the dialogue with the Russian Federation not only for historical reasons, but also on geographical. If we support the dialogue with the biggest country of Europe at all possible sites, be it Norman format, the Council of Russia-NATO or OSCE meeting , It will be useful in any case, “said Schegner.
January 3 BILD wrote that the new chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz hopes in the near future to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the sources of the newspaper, the head of the government of Germany wanted to take building relationships with Moscow under his personal control.
At the end of December 2021, Putin spent a telephone conversation with Scholts. During the conversation, he informed the German Chancellor on the proposals of the Russian side for security guarantees, excluding the further promotion of NATO to the East and the placement of drum systems of weapons in countries bordering Russia.