German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appears as a witness in his role as former finance minister at the German parliament's Afghanistan Commission during a parliament hearing, in Berlin, Germany November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone for an hour on Friday afternoon, a German government source said on Friday.
Scholz and Putin last spoke directly in December 2022, the government said.
