German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday pleaded with lawmakers to avoid a political standstill ahead of early elections expected in February. Responding to questions in the Bundestag - Germany's lower house of parliament - Scholz called on opposition parties to support a number of important bills put forward by his minority government.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Monday for a surprise visit to the war-torn country as he pledged continued support against Russia's invasion since 2022.

Germany's ruling Social Democrats officially made Chancellor Olaf Scholz their lead candidate on Monday for February's election, billing him as a safe pair of hands compared with the opposition conservatives contender who has no government experience.

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 chancellor drew criticism after attacking his conservative election opponent as ‘unpredictable’ in dealing with nuclear-armed Russia.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed not to send peacekeeping troops into a demilitarised zone in Ukraine if a ceasefire were to be agreed between Kyiv and Moscow.View on euronews

The deployment of German ground troops in Ukraine is currently not possible, states German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to N-tv. What preceded it Today, Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated that German troops could be involved in supporting peace in Ukraine.

EU reaffirms support for Ukraine, but rules out troop deployment for now, spokesperson says “It is entirely inappropriate to speculate about what will happen after the war,” Scholz said during a parliamentary hearing in the Bundestag.