German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a statement before a cabinet enclosure at the Chancellery to lay out and discuss Germany's policy plans for its G7 presidency in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2022. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS
Reuters: German Chancellor Turned Down Biden Invite to Discuss Ukraine Crisis - Der Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz turned down an invite at short notice from U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the Ukraine crisis, German magazine Der Spiegel said on Friday.
Scholz did not accept the invitation due to a full schedule, including a trip to Madrid, as well as the desire to show that he was present as Germany grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Der Spiegel.
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Update: German chancellor snubs Biden – Der Spiegel (RT)
WNU Editor: The German Chancellor's office is denying this report .... Olaf Scholz denies 'refusing' to meet with Joe Biden to discuss Ukraine crisis (The Telegraph). So is the White House .... White House denies Scholz rejected Biden invite (Politico).
But it is true that the German government is giving mixed messages on the Ukraine crisis .... Germany Under Fire Over Mixed Russia Signals (Moscow Times/AFP).
Update #2: Biden To Meet Germany's Scholz In Washington In February: US (AFP).
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