French President Emmanuel Macron BERLIN, Feb. 8 French President Emmanuel Macron stated the need to continue the dialogue with Russia in order to reduce any risks of escalation of the situation around Ukraine. «The recent days have made it possible to identify new approaches. We will work on them together. We also have the desire to continue this demanding dialogue, true to our principles and values, and remaining united in dialogue with Russia, to reduce all risks of escalation, launch the necessary escalation and build peace and stability,» Macron said at a joint press conference in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Macron held five-hour talks in Moscow. On Tuesday, the French leader met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine and are threatening new sensitive sanctions. The administration of US President Joe Biden, amid rhetoric about plans attributed to the Russian Federation for a possible invasion of Ukraine, began sending additional military personnel to Europe. Moscow has repeatedly rejected such accusations, stating that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about » Russian aggression» are being used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders.
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