Calling Putin is a mistake – Polish president
Polish President Andrzej Duda has condemned German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his decision to hold a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, describing it as a mistake.
Duda expressed doubt that the German chancellor's conversation with Putin had been agreed upon with the allies.
He also criticised the fact that "one of the leaders of a European country with a strong economy is negotiating with the aggressor"’ while Russia continues to brutally attack Ukraine.
"I believe that this [conversation with Putin – ed.] is a mistake," the Polish President's Chancellery cites Duda on X (Twitter).
💬 Z satysfakcją przyjąłem decyzję Joe Bidena. Była ona bardzo potrzebna i dobrze, że została wydana. Rosja wyraźnie widzi, że Ukraina otrzymuje wsparcie od państw zachodnich.
– Kancelaria Prezydenta (@prezydentpl) November 18, 2024
💬 Wątpię, aby rozmowa Kanclerza Niemiec z W. Putinem była uzgodniona z sojusznikami.
Rosja brutalnie…
On the afternoon of 15 November, it was reported that Scholz had spoken to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the first time in two years.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labelled the call a "Pandora's box".