Germany’s Scholz urges ceasefire in call with Russia’s Putin

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, a German government spokesperson said.

In their nearly hour-long conversation, Scholz also stressed that the humanitarian situation needed to be improved and progress needed to be made in finding a diplomatic solution as soon as possible, said the spokesperson.

(Reporting by Miranda Murray and Thomas Escritt)