Moscow, December 8: Russian President Vladimir Putin will surely send a congratulatory message to newly-appointed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier appointed Scholz from the Social Democratic party as the country's new chancellor. Also Read | Australian Biologists Show How Humans Have Evolved To Survive Venomous Snakes.

"I am not sure about a telephone conversation but, surely, the president will send a congratulatory message," Peskov told reporters. Also Read | Mexico Blast: 6 Killed After Illegal Fireworks Shop Explodes in Puebla.

There have been no contacts with the new chancellor and his team yet, he added.

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