Scholz wonders as Trump asks for higher defense spending
Scholz wonders as Trump asks for higher defense spending

TASS reported German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has distanced himself from US President-elect Donald Trumps call for increasing defense spending by NATO countries to 5% of their GDP. The Russian State media quotes Scholz as saying during a trip to the city of Bielefeld: Five percent would mean more...

Scholz expresses concerned over Musk's support for far-right AfD
Scholz expresses concerned over Musk's support for far-right AfD

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern overElon Musks support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)party, weeks before the nationssnap election next month. Scholz, in an interview withSternmagazine published on Saturday, said while he was not fazed by the US tech...

Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches 1,000-day mark
Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches 1,000-day mark

Russia conducted drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, intensifying its full-scale invasion as the conflict reached its 1,000th day. In the northeastern region of Sumy, a Russian drone strike claimed the lives of six people, including a child, and left 12 others injured, according to regional...

German chancellor opens “Pandora’s box” with Putin: Zelensky
German chancellor opens “Pandora’s box” with Putin: Zelensky

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said that the German chancellor Olaf Scholz is opening Pandoras Box with the Russian president Vladimir Putin, reports CNN. He made the criticism following a conversation between two world leaders that took place on Firday, first time in two years. It comes...

Germany's Scholz holds first conversation with Russia's Putin in two years
Germany's Scholz holds first conversation with Russia's Putin in two years

The leaders of Russia and Germany held their first conversation in nearly two years as Western nations brace for the incoming Trump administration, which has signaled its intent to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz initiated a phone call with Russian President...

Trump, Scholz discuss ‘return to peace in Europe’
Trump, Scholz discuss ‘return to peace in Europe’

In a call between the United States President-elect Donald Trump and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed to work for a return to peace in Europe, a German government spokesman has said, reports Al Jazeera. Scholzs spokesperson, Steffen Hebestreit, said in a statement on Sunday, Both...