BERLIN — U.S. President Donald Trump appears not to have told Chancellor Olaf Scholz about his impending bombshell peace plan for Ukraine, despite Germany’s crucial role in supplying arms and aid to Kyiv.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday a deal to end the Ukraine war should not be imposed on Kyiv, after US President Donald Trump agreed to open negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a call.

The war in Ukraine “must end as quickly as possible”, Scholz told reporters in Berlin, but the chancellor added that “a Russian victory or a Ukranian collapse will not lead to peace – on the contrary. “This would put peace and stability in Europe at risk, far beyond Ukraine,” he said.

BERLIN (Reuters) - There must be no imposed peace in Ukraine and any solution to the conflict must involve the United States, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with Politico released on Thursday. "It is very clear to me that there must be no solution that does not also involve the U.S.," Scholz said.

After Washington announced a change of strategy on Ukraine policy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned against any peace talks between the US and Russia without including Ukrainians and Europeans. "Nothing about Ukraine without the Ukrainians - and nothing about Europe without the Europeans,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has made a bold statement regarding the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, asserting that a Russian victory or a Ukrainian collapse will not lead to lasting peace.