US president-elect’s call comes after the German leader had freely backed Joe Biden’s re-election.
Published On 11 Nov 2024
United States President-elect Donald Trump and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have concurred to work for “a return to peace in Europe” in their veryfirst call consideringthat the UnitedStates election, a German federalgovernment spokesperson has stated.
“Both exchanged views on the German-American relationship and the existing geopolitical obstacles,” Scholz’s representative, Steffen Hebestreit, stated in a declaration on Sunday.
“The chancellor highlighted the federalgovernment’s determination to continue the decades-long effective cooperation inbetween the federalgovernments of both nations. They likewise concurred to work together towards a return to peace in Europe.”
Trump’s return to the White House is being carefully seen in Europe for how it may impact Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Trump, who hasactually criticised US Phomeowner Joe Biden’s assistance for Kyiv, has declared that Russia would neverever have gotinto Ukraine if he were president and that he would be able to end the dispute “in 24 hours”.
On Sunday, The Washington Post reported that Trump had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and pushed him not to intensify the war in Ukraine.
During the call from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florid