Putin, Macron discuss Ukraine crisis by phone

12 Feb 2022 • 10:49 PM MYT
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File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron attending a joint press conference after meeting in Moscow February 8, 2022. — AFP pic

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MOSCOW, Feb 12 — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine crisis in a telephone call that lasted one hour and 40 minutes today, Interfax news agency cited the Kremlin as saying.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov gave no further details.

Putin received Macron in the Kremlin earlier this week in the first summit Putin has held with a Western leader since the Kremlin began massing troops near Ukraine last year. — Reuters