Germany's outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to London on Sunday to participate in a meeting of European Union leaders to discuss their response to Donald Trump's push for peace in Ukraine, a government spokesperson said on Friday.
President Donald Trump praised German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz's victory in the national election on Sunday, ousting current Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Donald Trump has said Ukraine is willing to sign a minerals and security deal with Washington. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of ties with the US. DW has more.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected “dictated peace” in Ukraine amid the country’s ongoing war with Russia. Scholz said this while speaking to reporters during a summit in Brussels. “It is very important that we make sure that Ukraine does not have to accept a dictated peace,
While the formal summit agenda did not include discussions on specific military support for Ukraine - talk in the sidelines was set to focus on a proposed European Sky Shield and a French nuclear dete
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized Ukraine's desire for peace and distanced himself from Donald Trump after a tense White House meeting between the US leader and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
After their initial shock at Trump’s false claims that Ukraine is led by a “dictator” who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around their President.