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

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".

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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".

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  • 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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