By AFP 02 December 2022 | 12:54 pm German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday pressed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to end his war in Ukraine, including troop withdrawals, Berlin said following a call between the two. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a joint press conference with the NATO Secretary General after a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday pressed Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to seek a diplomatic solution to end his war in Ukraine, including troop withdrawals, Berlin said following a call between the two. “The chancellor urged the Russian president to come as quickly as possible to a diplomatic solution including the withdrawal of Russian troops,” according to the German leader’s spokesman Steffen Hebestreit. During the one-hour call, Scholz “condemned, in particular, the Russian airstrikes against civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and stressed Germany’s determination to support Ukraine in ensuring the defence capability against Russian aggression”. The leaders also discussed the issue of global food security, which is under pressure because of the war. They also agreed to “remain in contact”, said Hebestreit. Scholz and Putin have been in regular phone contact throughout the war. The previous call between them took place in September and lasted 90 minutes, with Scholz then also urging Putin to “come to a diplomatic solution as possible, based on a ceasefire”. Latest 41 mins ago The limits of Elon Musk’s self-professed “free speech absolutism” were laid bare, critics said, when he banned rapper Kanye West from Twitter over his latest anti-Semitic outburst on Thursday. 49 mins ago A US appeals court dealt former president Donald Trump a fresh blow Thursday, rejecting his effort to keep prosecutors from examining thousands of government documents he held in his Florida home after leaving office. 55 mins ago Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave has partnered Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) for the 2022 CeBIH conference. 1 hour ago The political future of President Cyril Ramaphosa hung in the balance on Friday, as South Africans wondered whether he would cling to power or resign over accusations that he sought to cover up a burglary at his farm. 1 hour ago ****as Jega blames reckless politicians for attacks Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and his immediate predecessor, Prof. Attahiru Jega, have dismissed suggestions by some Nigerians that the electoral body should hire high-profile private security guards or agents to protect the commission’s facilities. While Yakubu maintained that Nigeria’s security agencies…
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