Putin, Olaf Scholz and Germany

Germany's Scholz urges Putin in phone call to open talks with Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Russian President Vladimir Putin in a rare phone call on Friday to begin talks with Ukraine that would open the way for a "just and lasting peace".
Germany's Scholz calls Russia's Putin in first such conversation in 2 years
The German news agency DPA is reporting that Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a one-hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first such conversation in two years
Germany's Scholz Speaks With Putin in First Contact Since Dec 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for an hour on Friday afternoon, a German government source said on Friday. Scholz and Putin last spoke directly in December 2022, the government said.
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.
Germany’s Scholz talks to Putin for first time in 2 years
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.
German news agency reports Chancellor Scholz had a one-hour call with Russian President Putin, first in two years
German news agency reports Chancellor Scholz had a one-hour call with Russian President Putin, first in two years.

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