A majority of Germans are in favor of Chancellor Olaf Scholz resuming direct communication with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following nearly two years of silence between the two leaders.
According to a YouGov survey conducted on behalf of the German Press Agency, 59 percent of respondents supported the idea of a phone conversation between Scholz and Putin, while 26 percent opposed it, and 15 percent did not express an opinion.
East Germans are particularly enthusiastic about a return to dialogue with Moscow where 68 percent of respondents supported the move compared to 19 percent who opposed it.
The two leaders last spoke on the phone on Dec. 2, 2022, although Scholz insists communication between the two administrations has still taken place without a direct conversation with the Russian president.
