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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin has opened a “Pandora’s box,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, complaining that the conversation undermines efforts to isolate the Russian leader. “Now there may be other conversations, other calls.…

John Kampfner is a British author, broadcaster and commentator. His latest book is “In Search of Berlin,” published by Atlantic. He is a regular POLITICO columnist. Nobody in Europe showers German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with compliments. So, when Joe Biden…