Scholz's Call to Putin Draws Criticism Amid Intensified Ukraine Attacks

Putin's phone call with Germany sparks NATO anger

"No one will stop Putin with phone calls," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sunday.

"Nobody will stop Putin with phone calls": Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk indirectly criticizes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and says what he thinks is needed instead.

Ukraine Slams Scholz After First Call With Putin in Two Years

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Germany's Olaf Scholz on Friday of playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the chancellor spoke by phone to the Kremlin chief for the first time in almost two years.

Zelenskiy says Scholz-Putin call opens 'Pandora's box'

Nearing 1000 days since the invasion, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the call between German and Russian heads of state opened "Pandora's box".

Trump Effect: Putin & Scholz Hold First Phone Call In Almost Two Years

Potential near-term Russia-Ukraine negotiations to end the war continue to move toward reality in the wake of Donald Trump's election win. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladmir Putin are planning to hold their first phone call in almost two years on Friday. Bloomberg was the first to report the development, citing several sources, and highlights the uncertainty felt in Europe concerning Ukraine policy over Trump's return to…

Ukraine Slams Scholz's Putin Call as Allies Question German Move

(Bloomberg) — Ukraine blasted Olaf Scholz’s telephone diplomacy with Vladimir Putin, as many of Kyiv’s allies took a dim view of the German chancellor’s phone call with the Russian president.