Germany's Scholz urges ceasefire in call with Russia's Putin

German Chancellor OlafScholzcalled for aceasefirein Ukraine during a phonecallwith Russian President VladimirPutinon Friday, a German government spokesperson said.

In their nearly hour-long conversation,Scholzalso stressed that the humanitarian situation needed to be improved and progress needed to be made in finding a diplomatic solution as soon as possible, said the spokesperson.