
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on his first trip to the White House since taking over from longtime German leader Angela Merkel, said that their countries were the “closest allies and working intensely together” to counter Russian aggression towards Ukraine.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is on his first trip to the White House since taking over from longtime German leader Angela Merkel, said that their countries were the “closest allies and working intensely together” to counter Russian aggression towards Ukraine.