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 ...

Ex-Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to receive a state-paid office with a staff of eight. Opposition parties say this is too much.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday rejected calls for a no-confidence vote after he fired his finance minister in a signal that his coalition government was collapsing, saying he will lead ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is struggling to persuade Germans he can handle the litany of troubles looming over the country he has led since 2021. With his coalition government beset by squabbling, ...

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 had been planning to attend the gathering in Baku from Monday to Tuesday. Yet on Wednesday evening, his three-party ruling coalition collapsed, sending Germany toward fresh elections early ...

Scholz said he urged Putin to "withdraw troops so that the basis for a peaceful development can emerge." Of the call, the chancellor said: "And that must be done, and I will do it again.

Scholz is to meet members of the Congress later in the day and President Joe Biden on Friday. His visit comes after wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate as Republicans blocked a ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, center, and Vice Chancellor and Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, left, listen to Christian Unions parties floor leader and chancellor candidate, Friedrich ...

Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwende—a watershed moment or epochal turn—that included a defense spending boost of 100 billion euros (about $112.7 billion), shoulder-to-shoulder solidarity with ...

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.