German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's call to Vladimir Putin opens Pandora's box, and other politicians will follow with calls, Volodymyr Zelensky said in his daily address to Ukrainians. "And this is exactly what Putin has wanted for a long time,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin in what appeared to be the first conversation with the sitting leader of a major Western power in nearly two years.