German Chancellor Olaf Scholz periodically contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin amid Russia's war against Ukraine, as do some other European politicians.. This was announced by Deputy Spokesperson for the German government Christiane Hoffman, answering a question from Deutsche Welle about whether Berlin is sending Moscow proposals to start peace talks in Ukraine..

" As you know, both the Federal Chancellor and other politicians in the EU keep in touch directly with President Putin,"

According to Hoffman, diplomatic ties with the aggressor state are maintained at other levels as well.. The politician added:

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At the same time, the official representative of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christian Wagner, stressed that Ukraine should determine for itself when, how and under what conditions it wants to conduct potential negotiations on ending the war with Russia..

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According to Wagner, Russia's unpreparedness for peace was also demonstrated by the " "

Earlier, Olaf Scholz, in a New Year's address to fellow citizens, said that Germany would continue to support Ukraine in countering Russian aggression..