Anxious about the new US administration, Russian and German leaders hold first phone call in 2 years
NPV - November 18, 2024 09:00
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held his first direct phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin in nearly two years over the weekend. The rare contact was prompted by Berlin, as the German leader prepares for a snap election that could threaten his own future, and as Europe braces for US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to end the conflict in Ukraine.