Russian President Vladimir Putin MOSCOW, Jan 31Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with French President Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin's press service reports. on these issues,» the message says. In addition, the leaders agreed on further contacts by phone, as well as exploring the possibility of holding a personal meeting. In recent months, relations between Russia and the West have become even more tense. Washington and Brussels accuse Moscow of preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine and, against this background, are strengthening their presence in Eastern Europe.Orban will phone Macron and Stoltenberg before meeting with Putin Russia rejects all claims and reminds that Kiev does not comply with the Minsk agreements: the Ukrainian authorities have concentrated half of the army’s personnel near the line of contact and are firing at militias from banned weapons. The Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry have repeatedly indicated that the purpose of stuffing «about aggression» is to build up a foreign group near the Russian borders. They also explained that the main reason for the escalation was the actions of the United States and NATO, which «pumped» Ukraine with weapons, thereby pushing it to military adventures. east, however, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, it was its Western partners that they ignored in their written response. security between Russia and NATOInfographicView
