German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that he communicates with Russian President Vladimir Putin on a regular basis, the politician is always polite in his conversations, the Rheinische Post newspaper writes.

"They are long conversations, sometimes lasting an hour, sometimes one and a half [hours]. Sometimes in German, sometimes with translation. And Putin is always polite," the German chancellor said.

Also, he drew attention to the fact that the parties do not reach a compromise and maintain differences in their views on the Ukrainian conflict.

According to Scholz, one should be prepared that the settlement may take a long time, and even when the conflict ends, everything will not be like before at once.