German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President-elect Donald Trump pledged to expedite efforts to achieve a “fair, just, and sustainable peace” in Ukraine.
While attending the European Council summit in Brussels, Scholz engaged with Trump via phone, according to German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit, as reported by Politico. The summit focused on evaluating the European Union’s stance in global politics and adapting to a potentially reduced U.S. involvement in Ukraine under Trump’s administration.
“[The two] agreed that the Russian war against Ukraine had gone on for far too long and that it was important to get on the path to a fair, just and sustainable peace as soon as possible,” Hebestreit said.
Amid these discussions, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also present in Brussels, actively sought to bolster European defense commitments, Politico…
