Scholz and Trump agree on war in Ukraine "lasting far too long"

Oleh Pavliuk, Tetyana Oliynyk — Thursday, 19 December 2024, 22:01

On Thursday, 19 December, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a telephone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump, which was dedicated to "challenges to security policy in Europe".

Source: European Pravda with reference to Steffen Hebestreit, spokesman for the German Federal Government

Details: Trump and Scholz's conversation, as noted, was devoted to "challenges to security policy in Europe".

The two sides "agreed that Russia's war on Ukraine has been going on for far too long and that it is essential to move as quickly as possible towards a just, equitable and enduring peace," Hebestreit added.

At the same time, Scholz confirmed that Germany would continue to support Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression "as long as necessary".

Background:

During the campaign, the US president-elect promised to end the war in Ukraine "in 24 hours".
Donald Trump's team is currently working on a plan to end the hostilities in Ukraine, and he recently stated that he had made "some progress".
Earlier, the US President-elect stated that he would not "abandon Ukraine" in his attempts to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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