The tape of the audio recording was published by Russian media on Friday. Later, German news agency DPA reported that the tape was authentic. On Saturday, Scholz said that a thorough, intensive and swift investigation was underway in connection with the leaked conversation.
"Scholz said that a quick, comprehensive and effective verification will be carried out in this regard. We hope that we will somehow find out, I mean even through the media, about what this verification led to," Peskov told reporters.
If this is part of geopolitics, this is very bad, the official said, commenting on the tape, and added that its content points to the direct involvement of the West in the conflict in Ukraine.