German lawmaker faces backlash for suggesting Chancellor Scholz planned a meeting with Putin.
German lawmaker Roderich Kiesewetter from the CDU suggested Chancellor Olaf Scholz might meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before February elections. Scholz and his SPD party strongly denied the claims, calling them false and indecent, and the government plans legal action against Kiesewetter. The SPD demanded a retraction and apology, accusing the CDU of spreading "fabricated allegations."
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