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Scholz, Trump agree Ukraine war has lasted ‘far too long’

By AFP
19 December 2024   |   7:52 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday agreed that Russia's war on Ukraine had gone on for "far too long", Berlin said in a statement. "It is essential to move as quickly as possible towards a just, equitable and enduring peace," the pair agreed during a telephone call, said the German…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday agreed that Russia’s war on Ukraine had gone on for “far too long”, Berlin said in a statement.

“It is essential to move as quickly as possible towards a just, equitable and enduring peace,” the pair agreed during a telephone call, said the German government.

Scholz said he would continue to back Ukraine in its defence against Russian aggression as long as necessary.

At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted that Kyiv needed both US and European support to achieve a lasting piece.

“I think only together the United States and Europe can really stop Putin and save Ukraine,” he said.

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