Germany’s Scholz urges Putin to end Ukraine war during first call in 2 years, in “politico.eu”

November 15, 2024 3:54 pm CET | By Nette Nöstlinger and Veronika Melkozerova

Volodymyr Zelenskyy had warned the German chancellor that engaging with Russia’s president could be counterproductive, an official in Kyiv told POLITICO.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a conversation Friday to “end” his war on Ukraine and to “withdraw troops.”

The conversation, which took place over the phone, lasted for about an hour and constituted the first direct exchange between the two leaders in nearly two years, according to German media reports.

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