Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has not changed his stance on the war in Ukraine. However, speaking with Putin was worthwhile, states German Chancellor Olaf Scholz according to The Guardian. Speaking at Berlin Airport on Sunday,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President's thinking on the war in Ukraine but defended his much-criticised decision to phone the Kremlin.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has backed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's decision to speak directly with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin on Friday, saying that ending the war would require some engagement with the Russian leader.