German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has once again defended his controversial phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Olaf Scholz speaking on German TV channel ZDF; European Pravda Details: Scholz noted that he had spoken to the Kremlin leader on the phone several times before the end of 2022.

November, Olaf Scholz had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin. The Chancellor then faced a wave of criticism. Now, Scholz reveals that the conversation with the Russian leader was "unpleasant." This month,

This month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, for the first time since 2022. The conversation turned out to be unpleasant, as the arguments of the Kremlin leader remained unchanged,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has defended the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) internal deliberations over his re-nomination as their top candidate for the upcoming early elections. Speaking on the German broadcaster ZDF's programme Heute Journal on Monday evening,

Germany’s Social Democrats backed Chancellor Olaf Scholz as their lead candidate for February’s snap election, as they look to erase a big deficit in the polls.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been confirmed as the Social Democrats' lead candidate for the snap election, despite his coalition's collapse. The party executive voted unanimously for him, facing a tough campaign with SPD currently polling third,