Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time in nearly two years as the German leader gears up for a snap election and Europe waits to hear Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine.

As the conflict reaches its 1,000th day next week, Ukraine is facing increasingly difficult conditions on the frontlines

EADaily, November 16th, 2024. There will be no talk of any delicacy in relation to Ukrainian interests in resolving the conflict — they will do as the presidents of the United States and the Russian Federation,