Reuters: Putin and Macron agree to meet trilateral contact group on Ukraine

Reuters: Putin and Macron agree to meet trilateral contact group on Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed to meet a trilateral contact group on Ukraine. Talks between Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are scheduled for Monday, February 21. The news agency reported Reuterscommenting on the results of today’s telephone conversations two leaders, which lasted almost two hours.

In the coming hours, Macron is ready to phone US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The main topic of the expected discussions will be the search for ways to reduce tension in the east of Ukraine, where the mobilization of the male population has been announced and the evacuation of civilians continues. In addition, Macron is considering talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and “other close partners.”

In addition, during the conversation, the presidents of the Russian Federation and France instructed the foreign ministers of the two countries to discuss a possible meeting with the participation of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, EU countries and their partners to discuss a new security order in Europe.

In recent weeks, accompanied by growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the leaders of Russia and France had several telephone conversations, and on February 7, Macron arrived in Moscow, saying after the meeting that he managed to prevent the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Source: Rosbalt

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