Roderich Kiesewetter, a politician from the opposition CDU and a defence expert, suggested that Chancellor Olaf Scholz might meet with Putin before the early elections in Germany, scheduled for February 23.

"There are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before February 23," Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply criticized his election rival and leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) Friedrich Merz for his stance on the delivery of long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday condemned Elon Musk's backing of Germany's far-right party ahead of Germany's forthcoming elections.

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has accused an opposition conservative politician of spreading false information about a supposed meeting planned between Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin before February's elections.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democratic Party (SPD) colleagues have criticised as false the statements by Roderich Kiesewetter, a politician from the opposition CDU party, alleging Scholz's intent to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin before 23 February.