Donald Trump has claimed that several European Union leaders have asked him to contact Vladimir Putin because he would not return their calls. Despite this claim, however, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had a phone call with Putin and other European leaders have had direct meetings with him

In an interview, Donald Trump said European Union leaders had asked him to contact Vladimir Putin because he was not responding. The comments come after his 100-day deadline to negotiate a deal between Russia and Ukraine expired without results. Trump claims the war would not have happened under his leadership and that a peace deal is possible. Although he says the Europeans have failed to contact Putin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken with him and other European leaders have had direct meetings.