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Scholz tells journalists joint strategy on Ukraine possible with Trump

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Scholz tells journalists joint strategy on Ukraine possible with Trump
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a session of the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Nov, 7, 2024. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed confidence in reaching an agreement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on a joint strategy for Ukraine after their phone conversation.

Speaking to the Funke group of newspapers on Dec. 6, Scholz said: "I am confident that we can develop a joint strategy for Ukraine. My guiding principle remains that nothing can be decided without giving the Ukrainian people a say."

Scholz mentioned discussing the matter "in detail" with Trump and added that his team is maintaining direct communication with Trump's security advisers.

Ukraine has emerged as a central topic in Germany's snap election campaign, set for February, following the collapse of Scholz's three-party governing coalition last month.

During a rare visit to Kyiv on Dec. 2, Scholz promised 650 million euros ($680 million) worth of arms to be supplied this December. A German Defense Ministry spokesperson clarified that this will be part of a 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) package already announced in October.

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announced new military aid for Ukraine. He stated the visit sent a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, affirming Berlin's unwavering support for Kyiv throughout the war.

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Olena Goncharova

Head of North America desk

Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.

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