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Scholz told Putin not to use biological, chemical weapons in Ukraine

Budget session of Germany’s Bundestag in Berlin
Budget session of Germany’s Bundestag in Berlin

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in direct talks not to use biological or chemical weapons in Ukraine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit confirmed the remarks, earlier reported by Die Zeit weekly, at a regular government news conference.

(Reporting by Miranda Murray and Paul Carrel)