The two leaders are expected to discuss prospects for further expanding bilateral cooperation.
Russia did not explicitly take responsibility for the crash amid speculation that its air defence system downed the plane.
The espionage trial of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter jailed in Russia, enters its final phase on Friday as the court begins hearing closing arguments.
Moscow says it has enough experience to mitigate the impact of such restrictions.
The Russian leader also thanked North Korea for its solidarity on important international issues.
Kyiv is especially struggling to halt Russia’s offensive in the north-eastern Kharkiv region.
Russia’s high-ranking military officials and top members of the country’s political establishment were present as Mr Putin, first elected in 2000, began his new six-year term.
The Kremlin has denied an international investigation demanded by the European Union into the death of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Putin had consolidated his grip on the country over the years
Mr Scholz confirmed that Germany would reach NATO’s two per cent goal for the first time next year.
