German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is visiting Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years. The visit Monday comes just weeks after he was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for having a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Germany's continued military support in their first official call since Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of Germany's solidarity in a telephone call on Friday. "We will continue our military support for Ukraine in close coordination with our European and international partners,

The new communication between Scholz and Putin — their first since December 2022 — comes at a time of speculation about what the new administration of President-elect Donald Trump will mean for Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. They discussed the recent Scholz's call made to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Zelenskyy.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to hold a conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, 29 November. Zelenskyy had earlier criticised Scholz for his phone call with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during which the chancellor shared details of his telephone conversations with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.