Macron holds talks with Ukraine leader as Moscow denies deal to de-escalate
by Luke Harding and Shaun Walker in Kyiv, Andrew Roth from World news | The Guardian on (#5VXJH)
Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosts meeting in Kyiv amid confusion over French claims of private agreement with Putin
Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Kyiv amid confusion over French claims that Russia has privately agreed not to carry out any new military initiatives".
French officials made the suggestion after six hours of talks late on Monday between Macron and Vladimir Putin. The officials, speaking anonymously, said Putin had agreed to pull Russian troops out of Belarus once military exercises conclude later this month.
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