Trump-Putin Discusses Efforts To End Russia-Ukraine War, German Chancellor: No Forced Peace

JAKARTA - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed no forced peace in Ukraine and any solution to the conflict should involve the United States.

This was conveyed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with Politico released on Thursday, February 13.

"It's very clear to me that there should be no solution that doesn't involve the US," Scholz said.

"The next task is to ensure that no peace is forced," he added.

US President Donald Trump discussed the war in Ukraine on Wednesday by phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Politico later said the interview was conducted on Wednesday morning, which should have been done before a phone call between Trump and Putin.