Key Takeaways
- UK PM Keir Starmer says he won’t talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The tone of the phone conversation between Putin and Scholz was described as businesslike, detailed, and very frank by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
London: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacted to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz‘s decision to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Friday, the Kremlin and Berlin reported a phone conversation between Scholz and Putin. It took place at the initiative of the German side.
“It’s a matter for Chancellor Scholz who he speaks to. I have no plans to speak to Putin,” Starmer told the Sky News broadcaster.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the phone conversation between Putin and Scholz as businesslike, detailed, and very frank.
