German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on all parties to ramp up efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine.

"I believe this is the moment to discuss how we can achieve peace quicker than is currently the case," he told German public broadcaster ZDF.

"It's important that we make progress," he said, adding: "There will be definitely be another peace conference."

When Ukraine hosted a peace summit in Switzerland in June 2024, Russia wasn't invited.

Following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Scholz said both leaders agreed that Russia should be invited to take part in a second summit for peace.

mf/rm (Reuters, AFP, AP, dpa)