Scholz call with Putin opens a ‘Pandora’s box,’ Ukraine’s Zelenskyy complains – POLITICO

Scholz call with Putin opens a ‘Pandora’s box,’ Ukraine’s Zelenskyy complains – POLITICO

In the telephone call on Friday, Scholz exhorted Putin to “end” his war on Ukraine and to “withdraw troops.” The conversation lasted for about an hour and was the first direct exchange between the two leaders in nearly two years, German media reported. “The Federal Chancellor urged Russia to be prepared to negotiate with Ukraine with the aim…

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Putin Issues Ultimatum to NATO Leader

Vladimir Putin has said that NATO should accept “new territorial realities” ahead of any talks to end the war he started, during a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that has sparked concern from Kyiv. In the first call between the leaders since December 2022, Putin repeated Kremlin rhetoric that the “current crisis” was…

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