Putin, Germany and Olaf Scholz

Putin's Phone Call With Germany Sparks NATO Anger
NATO ally Poland has said "telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support" for Ukraine as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended his first call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in roughly two years.
Germany's Scholz defends call to Putin ahead of snap elections
The wildly unpopular chancellor's much-criticized decision to phone the Kremlin comes three months before he faces stiff challenges from the populist left and right.
Putin's Views on Ukraine War Haven't Changed, Germany's Scholz Says
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President's thinking on the war in Ukraine but defended his much-criticised decision to phone the Kremlin.
NATO allies criticize German leader's telephone call with Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday came under fire from NATO allies for his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. In a post on X, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said: "No one will stop Putin with phone calls.
Germany's Scholz defends phone call on Ukraine with Putin
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday defended a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that came in for sharp criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "It was important to say as well that he (Putin) should not count on the support for Ukraine of Germany,
Germany's Scholz and Russia's Putin to Hold Phone Call on Friday, Bloomberg Reports
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to hold a phone call on Friday, Bloomberg reported. The leaders last spoke directly in December 2022. The German government did not immediately comment when contacted by Reuters.

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Former soldier locked up for intentional hit-and-run in Germany that injured another soldier
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The Man Expected to Lead Germany Is Ready to Strike Deals With Trump
A win would give Friedrich Merz the daunting task of rebuilding a German economy that hasn’t grown since 2019—and establish ...
What is Germany's Chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz's plan for Europe's top economy?
Merz believes that revisiting the policies that helped drive Germany’s postwar economic miracle will provide the path to ...