BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Kyiv on February 14, his spokesman said Friday, a day before he holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid soaring tensions with the West over Ukraine.

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"In addition to (discussing) bilateral relations, the focus will also be on international issues, including security issues," Scholz's spokesman Wolfgang Buechner told reporters.