The German chancellor spoke to Russia's leader for the first time in nearly two years.

Summary

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone for the first time since December 2022, with Scholz condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its use of North Korean troops as a “grave escalation.”

Scholz urged Putin to withdraw troops and negotiate a “fair and lasting peace,” emphasizing Germany’s continued support for Ukraine.

Putin blamed NATO’s “aggressive policy” and insisted peace must reflect “new territorial realities” of occupied Ukrainian land.

Amid growing political and economic pressures, Scholz faces criticism over his handling of the war and upcoming elections.

  • @MrNesserEnglish
    17•4 hours ago

    If Putin is pulling in foreign troops to fight his war then ukraines allies should start shipping troops over.

    • @[email protected]English
      -17•3 hours ago

      What a great idea, im shocked no one thought of it sooner, surely it wont create any more escalations

      • @WombleEnglish
        22•3 hours ago

        So Putin is allowed to escalate but no one else is?

        • no bananaEnglish
          9•2 hours ago

          Yes, because Putin has nukes!

          /s

      • PhobosAnomalyEnglish
        2•3 hours ago

        In fact, the “Ukraine war” title doesn’t really do it justice then does it.

        Maybe they should rebrand it, call it a different War, maybe something that reflects the whole World that gets involved. If there’s been a couple before, just stick a number 3 on the end. Sorted.

        • Flying SquidMEnglish
          2•3 hours ago

          Can it not end in explosions far bigger than the two explosions that ended the one with the number two please?

          • PhobosAnomalyEnglish
            2•3 hours ago

            Yeah fingers crossed. I’m rather hopeful it won’t. That would really suck.

            For all my sarcasm around what the war will be referred to in the history books, I’m hoping it will be a footnote in history and not one of the future’s biggest Wikipedia pages like the last one was.