Germany's government says that Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first such conversation in two years.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in nearly two years, discussing the war in Ukraine for an hour.

The German chancellor spoke to the Russian president over the phone on Friday. This call follows another between Trump and Putin, and although it stems from domestic political concerns, it has upset Kyiv.