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French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the KremlinPARIS, Feb 8 .The visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Moscow was more than necessary, Paris wants to avoid the economic consequences of the escalation in Ukraine, in particular gas price hikes, said Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. Emmanuel Macron, the leaders talked for just over 5 hours. On Tuesday, the French leader traveled to Kiev, where he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Decisive days are coming. What Putin explained to Macron for almost six hours «I believe that this visit was more than necessary. The only option that the President of the Republic advocates, and which he defended yesterday at a meeting with Putin in Moscow, is de-escalation. An escalation of the conflict will cause insurmountable difficulties for everyone, in including economic ones. This will lead to a jump in gas prices, and as a result, to a jump in electricity prices. This is what we want to avoid,» Le Maire said on the radio station France Inter. “aggressive actions”, stating that he does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about “Russian aggression” are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry noted earlier that Western statements about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it are both ridiculous and dangerous. At the same time, Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone.