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.

By Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced new military aid for Ukraine during a rare visit on Monday that he said sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Berlin would stand by Kyiv for as long as needed in the war.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Kyiv on Monday. Amid fears that U.S. support could dry up, Ukrainian officials had criticized him for a recent phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said unemployed Ukrainian refugees must be encouraged to take up employment or return to their home country. "Too many of them have been here for so long, so to speak,

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 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.

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.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has evaded a clear answer to questions about potential participation of the German military in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if such an idea ever comes up as a result of negotiations.