However, Scholz claimed to reporters that he had requested to speak to Putin “many times” in the past. The Kremlin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov offered far less information on their exchange ...

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Scholz says Germany won't accept people who 'intervene in our democracy,' a day after US vice president scolds Europeans. Associated Press. Sat, February 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM UTC.

Scholz’s first 12 months as chancellor have been among the most tumultuous of Germany’s postwar history. It was not what he, or nearly anyone in Europe, had expected.

Mr. Scholz, once a fiery young socialist who joined his party as a teenager, defended workers as a labor lawyer in the 1970s before gradually mellowing into a post-ideological centrist.