French President Emmanuel MacronPARIS Feb 10 France and Russia must work together to maintain stability and restoration of confidence, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron arrived in Moscow on Monday, where he held five-hour talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Tuesday, the French leader met in Kiev with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The main topic of the meetings was the situation in Ukraine. «In Moscow, President Putin and I had a rich, meaningful exchange of views. To maintain stability, peace and the renewal of trust mechanisms, it is our duty to work together. We are both convinced of this,» Macron wrote in his He added that a reasonable solution cannot be found without dialogue. «This must be achieved in order to resume the de-escalation process and obtain security guarantees on the borders of our Europe,» the French leader said.
The Russian Ambassador called the talk about escalation plans around Ukraine a lie
