Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies were set to meet on Monday in Brazil for their annual summit, bracing for a shift in the global order with the return to power of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

What should Ukraine expect from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro? Could Brazil and China use the platform for their "peace plan," and will the Russian president attend the meeting? Read in the RBC-Ukraine article.

Scholz has urged Putin to end the war of aggression against Ukraine and withdraw his troops. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since December 2022 on Friday afternoon (15 November), urging him to start "serious" talks with Ukraine.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President's thinking on the war in Ukraine but defended his much-criticised decision to phone the Kremlin.

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his conversation with Vladimir Putin on Friday had given no indication of a shift in the Russian President's thinking on the war in Ukraine,