Scholz, in personal communication with Putin, refers to him as you, and the recent “you” was a “rhetorical figure,” said the official representative of the German Cabinet, Hebeshtreit. So he explained why recently the chancellor, speaking of Russian troops in Ukraine, used the form of addressing Putin to you.
Journalists were also interested in why Scholz, speaking about the Russian leader, in his latest statements uses only his last name and does not call him president.
“If you notice this, I do not want to convince you. However, I would not make any judgments regarding the title of Vladimir Putin by the federal government,” Hebeshtreit retorted.
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