German Chancellor: I will not travel to Moscow

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Reuters news agency, after the start of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western countries, led by the United States, imposed a wide range of sanctions against Russia. Germany, which has been Russia’s biggest trading partner in Europe since Angela Merkel was chancellor, was the biggest loser of the sanctions, which could lead to a revision of Berlin’s foreign policy. =

Accordingly, Olaf Schultz, the chancellor of Germany announced: media speculations that The trip to Moscow and the meeting with Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, is not true.

These words come after Rodrish Ksweiter, one of the members of the German parliament, claimed that Schultz is planning to visit Russia on February 23 this year to meet and talk with Putin.

Germany has the largest economy in the European Union, but during Merkel’s leadership, its industry became heavily dependent on cheap Russian energy. Now, with extensive sanctions against Russia, including energy sanctions, Germany is struggling with many economic problems.

The continuation of the war in Ukraine is one of the biggest obstacles that has prevented European countries from expanding relations with Russia, especially now that Donald Trump has entered the White House in On January 20th, there is a high probability of economic conflicts between the United States and the European Union. During the first round of helming in the White House, Trump had applied customs tariffs against European goods, which could happen again.