Source: Scholz, before departing for the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, stated this to "European Truth", citing ntv and Ukrinform.
Details: According to Scholz, it was important during the call to make it clear to Putin that "he cannot expect the support for Ukraine from Germany, Europe, and many other countries to wane."
However, he acknowledged that Putin's stance on the war has not changed.
Scholz presented another argument in favor of his call to Moscow: he believes it would be a bad idea if there were a conversation between the elected U.S. president and the head of the Kremlin without a discussion between Putin and the leader of an important European nation.
Direct Quote: "We must not harbor illusions and be naive. Russia and its president started this war... they are willing to risk resources, including their own people, to carry out their plan to seize Ukraine, take away its sovereignty and democracy. We cannot allow this and we will not. Therefore, it is important to make it clear today that we will not cease our support. It would be an illusion on Russia’s part to think that Ukraine will not be able to count on our support in the future..."
“No decision will be made behind Ukraine's back.”
What Preceded: On the afternoon of November 15, it became known that Scholz spoke with the head of the Kremlin for the first time in two years. At that time, President Volodymyr Zelensky described this call as a "Pandora's box." Meanwhile, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supported Scholz.
Jurgen Hardt, a deputy from the main opposition force CDU/CSU, believes that Putin will regard this move by Scholz as "a sign of weakness, not strength."
At the same time, the General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Matthias Mirsch, defended the Chancellor's decision.