For the first time in two years, German Chancellor Scholz will get in touch with Putin

16:38; 15 November 2024 year

Today, for the first time in almost two years, Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are due to have a telephone conversation. This is reported by Bloomberg with reference to an anonymous source.

The topic of the upcoming conversation is not known, it is expected that it will be about Ukraine.

The publication notes that Germany is the second supporter of Ukraine after the United States, who promised to provide billions of euros to the country as additional assistance. However, after the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the US presidential election, Western allies are growing uncertainty about the continuation of US financial support for Ukraine.