“So far, there are no agreed conversations in the schedule.
Putin was and remains open to contacts," he told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, German government spokeswoman Christiane Hofmann said that the authorities continue to maintain diplomatic contacts with Russia at various levels.
On December 2, Scholz said that Europe should return to the pre-conflict “peace order” in relations with Russia and resolve “issues of common security” if Putin is ready to abandon “aggression” against neighbors.