Germany's Scholz urges Putin to be prepared to negotiate with Ukraine | DW News

We begin with some breaking news -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone today -- their first direct contact in nearly two years. This picture of the call was posted to the Chancellor's account on social media platform X. According to the German government, Scholz told Putin to end his war and withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine. He also urged Russia to be prepared to negotiate with Ukraine, with the aim of achieving "a just and lasting peace" -- and reiterated Germany's support for Kyiv. Scholz spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy before his call with Putin. Chapters: 0:00 Scholz's phone call with Putin 2:05 Benjamin Tallis, Democratic Strategy Initiative 6:21 Simon Young, DW Political correspondent Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1 For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dwnews_hangout Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch #scholz #ukraine #germany