– It's a false accusation. There is no evidence for this – this is how German Chancellor Olaf Scholz referred to the information provided by Roderich Kiesewetter from the CDU that Scholz might fly to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. The spokesman for the German government spoke in the same tone and announced legal action against a conservative politician whose party has a chance to win the February elections to the Bundestag.
– You can't do that, it's deeply indecent, said Scholz, referring to Kiesewetter's claims. As he noted, “sincere people should be outraged when false allegations appear.” Speculations about Scholz's visit to Moscow were also denied on Sunday by German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit. He told RND, a network of regional editorial offices, that the German government would also take legal action against Kiesewetter's allegations.
Previously Secretary General SPD Matthias Miersch, quoted by dpa, said that Kiesewetter's accusation was “shameful and perfidious.”
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They demand an apology
SPD politicians demanded that the CDU MP withdraw his statement from Platform X and officially apologize to Scholz. Kiesewetter wrote on the X platform: “we must prepare for a surprise in the election campaign.” According to him, there are more and more indications that “Chancellor Scholz will go to Moscow or meet Putin before February 23.”
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In November 2024, Scholz spoke to Putin by phone for the first time in almost two years, sparking international criticism of him. The Chancellor visited Moscow for the last time a few days before full-scale Russian aggression Ukrainein February 2022. Parliamentary elections in Germany will take place on February 23. IN polls The pre-election elections are currently led by the CDU, and the leader of this party, Friedrich Merz, is perceived as the favorite to become the new Chancellor of Germany.