Scholz and Trump discuss restoring peace in Europe

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump.

As Tagesschau reports, German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit said the chancellor stressed his readiness to continue "decades of successful cooperation between the governments of the two countries".

"They also agreed to work together to restore peace in Europe," the government spokesman stressed.

Scholz also congratulated the Republican on his election victory. However, as the media outlet added, other details were not disclosed.

This conversation took place against the backdrop of the political crisis in Germany, which began on 6 November, when Scholz decided to dismiss Finance Minister Christian Lindner.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Trump, and during the conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, they agreed to develop cooperation between the two countries.