Olaf Scholz welcomes Argentina’s president Javier Milei to Germany

German chancellor holds unusually short meeting in Berlin with the controversial populist leader

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has welcomed Argentina's populist president, Javier Milei, for a controversial and unusually short meeting in Berlin after the divisive leader accepted an award from a German foundation with links to the far right.

Protesters, some holding placards reading No trade with despots", jeered from beyond the gates of Scholz's chancellery as the self-described anarcho-capitalist emerged from his limousine on his first visit to Germany as president.