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After Russia, Emmanuel Macron arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday February 8 to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky. The day before, he spoke for more than five hours with Vladimir Putin. He gave some details about the tenor of their conversation.
While Ukraine could join NATO, Moscow feels threatened by the West. The subject was at the heart of the discussions on Monday February 7 in the Kremlin (Russia) where the French president was received by his Russian counterpart. The exchange lasted more than five hours. Despite the disagreements, in front of the cameras, Vladimir Putin hinted at the start of negotiations on the situation in Ukraine. The subject is flammable. The Russian army is at the gates of Ukraine.
In a press conference, the tension rises and Vladimir Putin is threatening towards Westerners. “If Ukraine is a member of NATO and recovers Crimea by military means, European countries will be drawn into a conflict with Russia. You will not even have time to react”, he said. The next morning, Emmanuel Macron claims to have obtained from Vladimir Putin that there are no new escalations between Russia and Ukraine.
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