Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described this week’s phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as detailed and very frank, with both leaders outlining their positions. He was speaking to journalist Pavel Zarubin in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
The call took place on Friday, marking the first time the two leaders communicated directly in nearly two years. The Kremlin stated that the last time Putin and Scholz spoke over the phone was on December 2, 2022.
This week’s conversation lasted about an hour and included the topic of the Ukraine conflict.