Putin signals willingness to talk: Trump and Scholz in focus!

Putin signals willingness to talk: Trump and Scholz in focus!

Moskau, Russland - Moscow is in turmoil! After Donald Trump's surprising election victory, Russia again signals his willingness for a dialogue about Ukraine - even with Chancellor Olaf Scholz! But Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow decidedly rejected a report by the Washington Post, who says that Trump and Putin had been on the phone last Thursday. "There was no conversation," said Peskow, "this is pure fiction and simply wrong information." Despite this clarification, Russia remains open to discussions.

President Vladimir Putin did not come to the first thing, because he believes that it was not Russia, but the West broke the contact. During a public appearance in Sochi, he congratulated Trump on his election victory and showed himself open to the resumption of the dialogue. The Washington Post reported that Trump is said to have advised Putin not to escalate the war of attack against Ukraine. But so far there is no confirmation of this information from Trump himself. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden and Ukraine fear that the military support for Ukraine could not be left under Trump.

Scholz and Putin: A conversation is up to

The Kremlin has also made it clear that despite several announcements by Chancellor Scholz, there have been no signals from Berlin for a phone call with Putin. Peskow emphasized that you have to wait for such signals. Scholz recently expressed the desire to speak again with Putin, but not without prior discussions with other partners, including Ukraine. The last contact between Scholz and Putin took place in December 2022 when the Chancellor called for a diplomatic solution and the withdrawal of Russian troops.

The nervousness in the west is noticeable! Peskow noticed that the reactions to Trump's victory in Europe are careful. However, he warns against drawing hasty conclusions about changes in the positions of the Europeans. "There are official explanations of European representatives who speak of the continuation of their general line to provide all types of support," said Peskow, and that means pumping weapons into Ukraine to continue the war.