German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Kiev on February 14 and Moscow on February 15 to discuss the crisis on the Ukraine-Russia border.

It will be Scholz's first visit to both countries since he replaced Angela Merkel as chancellor in December. Scholz will first visit Kiev before travelling on to Moscow the following day for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In addition to bilateral relations, the focus will also be on international affairs, including security issues, AFP reported, citing Scholz's spokesperson Wolfgang Buechner. Scholz will also host talks in Berlin next Thursday with the leaders of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to discuss concerns related to the Ukraine-Russia crisis.