Macron paves way for potential Putin-Biden summit on Ukraine crisis
by Patrick Wintour, Jon Henley in Paris and Julian Bo from on (#5WB8D)
Flurry of phone calls by French president leads to in principle agreement', as US warns war is imminent
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has invited Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden to attend a summit aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine crisis, and the leaders have agreed in principle, Macron's office has announced, amid further US warnings that war is imminent.
The Elysee Palace put out a statement on Sunday evening following last-minute diplomatic efforts by the French president to try to dissuade Russia from invading Ukraine.
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