The German publication notes that Scholz referred to a busy work schedule.
The parties are reportedly trying to arrange a meeting between Biden and Scholz in mid-February 2022.
The German government declined to comment on Der Spiegel.
The Wall Street Journal reported on January 20 that the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns secretly visited Berlin before the official visit to the German capital of the United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
The interlocutors of the publication reported that Burns met with Scholz and informed him and representatives of the German intelligence community about the likely scenarios for the situation around Ukraine and Russia.
Blinken met with Scholz in Berlin on January 20, they declared “an unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, as well as a joint commitment tough measures if Russia intensifies its aggression against Ukraine.”
Bloomberg citing sources, he wrote on January 17 that the US government was discussing the “problem of Germany”, Washington doubted Berlin’s readiness impose sanctions against Russia in the event of its invasion of Ukraine.
Spring 2021 Russia build up troops near the border with Ukraine and in the occupied Crimea. At the end of October, the American media began to report that Russia again pulling troops to the border with Ukraine.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov reported on December 22 that in a zone 200 km from the country’s border there are 122 thousand Russian military.
The United States and NATO have repeatedly urged Russia to de-escalate tensions at the border.
December 17 Russian Foreign Ministry circulates Russian draft treaty handed over to Washington with the US and agreements with NATO on so-called security guarantees. In particular, they say that the United States must commit itself to exclude further NATO expansion “eastwards” and refuse admission to the Alliance of states that were previously part of the USSR.
On December 23, at the annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin answered the question Will Russia attack Ukraine. According to him, Moscow’s actions “will depend not from the negotiations [о продвижении НАТО на восток]but from the unconditional security of Russia today and in the historical perspective.
10th, 12th and 13th of January In 2022, negotiations between Russia and the United States, NATO and the OSCE on security took place. As a result, Russia stated that did not receive any guarantees from the USA and NATO, US representatives said that before the Russian Federation worth the choice: de-escalation and diplomacy or confrontation and consequences.
US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, in an interview with the Financial Times, which was released on January 15, said that the United States have a number of scenarios in case of Russian invasion of Ukraine. On January 17, the Kremlin replied that Moscow also considers different scenarios further action.
The White House announced on January 18 that Russia can start an invasion at any moment to Ukraine. In particular, the United States is concerned the movement of Russian troops for exercises in Belarus.
–
–
