Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first telephone conversation in nearly two years on November 15 as the war in Ukraine appears to be entering its end game.

Germany's government says that Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first such conversation in two years.

The phone calls and long talks give russian dictator vladimir putin hope of easing international isolation and do not add "any added value" to achieving peace