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Ukraine's immediate accession to NATO 'not realistic,' Slovak president says following meeting with Scholz
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect comments made later in the day by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Following a meeting in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Oct. 24, Slovakian President Peter Pellegrini said that Ukraine's immediate accession to NATO was "not realistic." "We agreed with the Chancellor that today the […]
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Scholz ready to talk to Putin again despite 'frustrating' phone call
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is ready to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin again after his previous phone call with him in mid-November, the German newspaper Die Zeit reported on Dec. 12. "I will do it again. But we must not have any illusions about it," Scholz was quoted as saying, despite expressing […]
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Germany's governing coalition collapses as Scholz fires Finance Minister
Germany's three-party governing coalition collapsed on Nov. 6 after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that he had dismissed Finance Minister Christian Lindner. The decision to fire Lindner over economic disagreements will likely propel the country into a snap election in the near term, as it is unlikely that Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SDP) will have […]
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Bundestag votes no confidence in Scholz government, elections set for February
Chancellor Olaf Scholz failed a confidence vote in the Bundestag on Dec. 16, paving the way for early parliamentary elections scheduled for Feb. 23. Out of 717 lawmakers who participated in the vote, only 207 supported Scholz’s government, matching the size of his Social Democratic Party (SPD) faction. A total of 394 MPs expressed no […]
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Scholz fired finance minister over Taurus missiles proposal, ex-FM says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired former Finance Minister Christian Lindner after he proposed sending Ukraine Taurus missiles instead of financial aid, Lindner said on Nov. 7, according to the German media outlet Berliner Zeitung. Scholz's dismissal of Lindner on Nov. 6 triggered the collapse of Germany's three-party governing coalition. Economic disagreements led to Lindner's firing, […]
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NATO chief defends Scholz, calls Zelensky's criticism 'unfair'
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelensky that his sometimes "harsh criticism" of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is unfair, Rutte told the German news agency DPA in comments published on Dec. 23. In the interview, Rutte said that Scholz's contributions to Ukraine are commendable. The chancellor ensured that Germany ranks second after the […]
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Leader of German social-democrats supports more phone calls between Scholz and Putin
More phone calls should take place between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the leader of Germany’s social-democratic party (SPD) Saskia Esken told German television news channel N-Tv on Jan. 2. “These conversations must be held again and again in order to find out what can be done to finally put an […]
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Scholz condemns war, urges Russia to negotiate with Ukraine in first call with Putin in nearly 2 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke by phone on Nov. 15, their first direct call in nearly two years, according to a German government statement. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg reported that Putin and Scholz were scheduled to speak, though it did not specify the time or topics of discussion. The […]
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German opposition suggests Scholz could meet Putin before end of February
Roderich Kiesewetter, defense spokesperson for Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said saidthat Chancellor Olaf Scholz could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin before Germany's parliamentary elections on Feb. 23. "There are increasing indications that Chancellor Scholz will travel to Moscow and meet Putin before February 23," Kiesewetter said on X. "For Ukraine, implementing the intended […]