German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke in the Bundestag and stated the need to find ways to end the war in Ukraine, the BBC reported, citing AFP.
"Along with clear support for Ukraine, it is time to do everything we can to explore how we can get to a situation where this war does not continue indefinitely," the chancellor said, quoted by AFP.
In this regard, Scholz confirmed his readiness to talk with Vladimir Putin. "That is why it is also right that if we are asked, we will talk to the Russian president,", quoted DPA.
During these possible negotiations "never" no decisions will be made "without the knowledge of Ukraine and without coordination with our closest partners,", Scholz emphasized.
The parties that make up Germany's ruling coalition are losing popularity, largely due to two anti-establishment parties advocating an end to military aid to Ukraine and talks with Putin: the far-right Alternative for Germany and the left and the Union of Sarah Wagenknecht. "