The two men called each other on Saturday for an hour and forty minutes, according to the Elysée.
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A muscular blow. French President Emmanuel Macron warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday February 12 that a “sincere dialogue was not compatible with an escalation” military on the Ukrainian border, announced the Elysee after a telephone conversation of more than an hour and a half between the two heads of state. The French president also “transmits the concerns of its European partners and allies”she clarified.
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During this discussion, the two men “both expressed a desire to continue the dialogue” on “the ways to move forward on the implementation of the Minsk agreements” on the Donbass and on “the conditions of security and stability in Europe”nevertheless added the French presidency.
For his part, therussian President Vladimir Putin has called “provocative speculations” charges against Russia over an imminent invasion of Ukraine, according to a statement from the Kremlin. The United States said on Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could take place “at any time”. US President Joe Biden has scheduled talks with his Russian counterpart on Saturday.