German leader's calls with Putin and Zelenskiy show complex diplomatic game
Recent chat between German and Ukrainian leaders follows controversial Putin discussion. Chancellorʼs diplomatic moves aim to keep support strong while exploring peace options
Olaf Scholz had a good-talk with Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday - their first since German leaders Putin-chat earlier this month. The discussion focused on Berlinʼs steady military back-up‚ specially air-defence systems
A govʼt rep said the talk was nice and Zelenskiy thanked Germany for its help; the leaders talked about finding ways to get a fair-peace deal. The chat happened right after Scholz had his first direct Putin-talk in bout 2 years (which happened mid-Nov)
Zelenskiy wasnt happy with Scholzʼs Putin-chat saying it opened up a “Pandoras box“ that could mess-up efforts to keep Putin away from talks. But Scholz stood firm on his choice to talk with Putin: explaining he needed to make it clear that German support for Ukraine wont get smaller
