Olaf Scholz’s hard lessons in German leadership

Olaf Scholz’s hard lessons in German leadership

Press play to listen to this article BERLIN — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is finding out the hard way that there’s a lot more to leading Germany than being an Angela Merkel tribute act. Scholz meets Joe Biden at the White House on Monday as part of a US trip intended to repair the battering that … Read more

German Chancellor Scholz to meet Putin in Moscow ‘soon’

German Chancellor Scholz to meet Putin in Moscow ‘soon’

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he will “soon” travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin amid what he called a “very serious” situation at the Ukrainian border. “I will now travel to the US, and I will soon be in Moscow to continue speaking about the questions that are necessary,” Scholz … Read more