Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday for the first time in nearly two years, breaking Western isolation over Ukraine. The German leader is gearing up for a snap election and Europe girding to hear Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine.

The hourlong call centered on what German officials said was a push to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first in two years between Mr. Putin and Chancellor Olaf Scholz

The Kremlin says Putin had told Scholz any agreement to end the war in Ukraine must take Russian security interests into account and reflect ‘new territorial realities’