German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to resume a dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin "soon" to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. "Yes, I have resolved to speak to the Russian president at the right time," the German leader told a Sunday evening ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that he would be willing to call a vote of confidence in parliament before Christmas, a move that would pave the way for snap elections following the collapse of his three-way governing coalition.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he’s open to moving up a parliamentary confidence vote by several weeks to before Christmas, potentially speeding up the country’s early election to February,

Europe’s largest economy was thrown into disarray last week with the collapse of Scholz’s three-way coalition and disagreements over how much money the government should spend to encourage growth and support Ukraine.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz told US President-elect Donald Trump that Germany is ready to continue “decades of successful cooperation” between the two countries.During their telephone call Sunday, they also “agreed to work jointly for a return to peace in Europe,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump. Source: German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit, quoted by German media outlet Tagesschau, as European Pravda reports Details: Hebestreit said the chancellor stressed his readiness to continue "decades of successful cooperation between the governments of the two countries".