German Chancellor to hold telephone talks with Russian President

Steffen Hebestreit said the planned call "this afternoon" had been "closely coordinated" with French President Emmanuel Macron

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone later Monday in a further effort to ease tensions over Ukraine, the German government spokesman said, Qazet.az reports citing The Barrons.

Steffen Hebestreit said the planned call "this afternoon" had been "closely coordinated" with French President Emmanuel Macron, who spoke to Putin on Sunday.