German Chancellor Scholz commented in detail on the current global and domestic political situation in his talk show. Among other things, he announced his desire to contact Vladimir Putin.
While US President-elect Donald Trump is said to have spoken personally to Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also wants discussions with Moscow to resume “as soon as possible”. “Yes, I decided at the right time to talk to the Russian president,” the Social Democratic politician said on the ARD program “Caren Miosga”. “But I am a responsible politician and I will not fight alone,” he added.
Olaf Scholz wants to talk to Vladimir Putin.Image: trapezoid
Meanwhile, Ukraine is expected to launch a counteroffensive soon after Ukrainian troops unexpectedly advanced into Russian territory near Kursk. Moscow has recruited about 50,000 troops for this purpose, the New York Times reported, citing U.S. and Ukrainian military officials. In addition to Russian soldiers, North Korean troops are also ready to attack. Pyongyang has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support Moscow in its fight against Ukraine.
According to US investigation results, these soldiers are now wearing Russian uniforms and have also received corresponding weapons and equipment from Russia. Therefore, Koreans remained in their own national units.
Report: Trump warns Putin
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported on Sunday that Trump had spoken with Putin on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. He advised Putin not to escalate the war of aggression against Ukraine. Trump himself initially did not reveal any information about the matter.
The report quoted anonymous sources as saying that Trump also mentioned the U.S. military presence in Europe. This is also related to the goal of achieving peace in Europe. Trump encouraged further dialogue to discuss solutions to the war. The Washington Post wrote that the Ukrainian government was informed of the conversation and did not object.
Trump, a Republican, declared during his campaign that he would quickly end the war in Ukraine. He has not yet revealed how he wants to achieve this. U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine are concerned that U.S. military aid to Ukraine could dry up under Trump to repel a Russian invasion.
There has been radio silence between Biden and Putin since Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022. According to unconfirmed reports in the Wall Street Journal, Trump has had multiple phone calls with Putin as a former president in recent years. Trump will be sworn in as president on January 20 to begin his second term.
Scholz: including Ukraine
Scholz further said that dialogue with Putin requires a lot of contact and dialogue with many other people. The situation still needs to be discussed with Ukraine. Asked when the right time would be to talk to Putin, Scholz replied: “Soon.” Scholz has stressed his willingness to discuss a just peace in Ukraine with Putin in mid-October.
His last phone call with Putin was in December 2022. He called for a diplomatic solution to the problem and for Russian troops to withdraw from Ukraine. In June, Scholz did not want to rule out future dialogue with Putin, but said at the time that dialogue would only make sense if there was something concrete to discuss. Moscow, for its part, announced in early October that Putin was open to dialogue, even though relations between Moscow and Berlin were effectively zero.
Comparison of Scholz and Friedrich Merz
The talk show also discussed the latest political developments in Germany. After the virtual end of the traffic light government, debate continues over the timing of Scholz's upcoming vote of confidence in the Bundestag and upcoming new elections. Scholz was calm about it, eliciting smiles when he spoke on the ARD program about his CDU rival Friedrich Merz: between them, he told the ARD program There are great differences in personality and temperament between them.
When asked about his biggest personality differences, he explained:
“I think I’m kind of cool when it comes to matters of state — in as polite a way as I can at the moment.”
Furthermore, they all have very different political goals.
Unlike Merz, Scholz has not yet been formally nominated as his party's candidate for chancellor. But the 66-year-old told the talk show he had no doubt it would be raised. He believed he could reverse the huge gap between the SPD and the Federal Party, which was evident in the survey. “This is a very easy magnitude to capture,” Scholz said. Surveys show the Social Democrats currently trail the CDU and CSU by 15 to 18 percentage points. (Sudan Development Authority/Department of Political Affairs/Associated Press)
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