Speaking at Berlin Airport on Sunday, before leaving to attend a summit G20 In Brazil, Schulz said his conversation with Putin was necessary to dispel any illusions the Russian president may have about the West abandoning its support for Ukraine.
The German Chancellor said that he saw no European leader communicating with him Putin At a time when Washington is repeatedly communicating with him, this is not the right thing, in reference to the imminent return of Donald Trump to the American presidency.
He told reporters: “The conversation was very detailed, but it contributed to realizing something, which is that opinions Russian President Regarding the war, there has been little change… and this is not good news.”
And he spoke Putin On Friday, Schulz spoke by phone for nearly an hour, their first direct phone conversation in nearly two years.
