French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday on the France 2 TV channel that he planned to hold new telephone talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in the coming days.
"In the coming days, I will speak again by phone with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin," Macron, who is now running for a second presidential term, said.
Macron also said he is making every effort to end hostilities in Ukraine and restore peace in the region. "I want to keep trying to stop this conflict and restore peace. I don't think the linguistic escalation serves that purpose," the French leader noted.
He visited Moscow on February 7 for talks with his Russian counterpart. The next day, the French leader visited Kiev. After the dialogue in Moscow, Macron and Putin have had regular phone conversations. There have been nine in recent weeks.
