German Chancellor Olaf Sholts denied rumors that he plans to visit Moscow and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before universal elections scheduled for February 23.
“This is a false statement, you cannot do this, it is extremely inappropriate and has no reason,” he said the GA of the event of the Social Democratic Party (SDPG) in Berlin.
The Chancellor also emphasized that “when false accusations appear, honest people must react with indignation.”
Earlier, a deputy of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Roderich Kizvetter wrote on the social network X that we should expect a “surprise” during the election campaign, hinting at the possible visit of Scholyts to Moscow.
“We must prepare for a surprise in the election campaign. There are more and more signs that the Chancellor Scholz can go to Moscow or meet with Putin until February 23,” he wrote.
Later, Kizvetter deleted his post.
The spokeswoman for the government, Steffen Hybesterte, said that such statements may entail legal consequences, noting that the statement of the cilageter is slanderous in nature.