German Chancellor Scholz spoke with Russian Pres. Putin on the phone:
- called on the Russian leadership to halt all fighting immediately
The two leaders agreed to hold further talks soon. This according to German government spokesperson.
In other headline news:
The German Foreign Minister Baerbock says:
- it is clear to see that this war of aggression by Putin is increasingly directed against the civilian population
From Russia:
- Russian Minister of industry proposes producers of fertilizers to halt exports
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fertilizers during 2020.
- Russia: US$7 billion (12.7% of total exported fertilizers)
- China: $6.6 billion (12%)
- Canada: $5.2 billion (9.4%)
- United States: $3.7 billion (6.7%)
- Morocco: $3.4 billion (6.2%)
- Belarus: $2.6 billion (4.7%)