French President Emmanuel Macron will conduct another phone conversation with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Thursday, the Elysee Palace said.
The talks with Putin would take place at 6 p.m. (17:00 GMT) and with Zelenskyy at 7:30 p.m. (18:30 GMT), according to the presidency.
Earlier in the day, Macron was scheduled to have conversations with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and Polish President Andrzej Duda.
On Wednesday, Macron held a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden.
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The sides deliberated on Russia’s military activity along the Ukrainian border and agreed to stay in close consultations, including with NATO and EU partners, to elaborate a common stance on the matter.
Putin and Macron last spoke by phone on Monday.
According to the Kremlin, the parties agreed to explore the prospects for a personal meeting.
On Wednesday night, Macron said that he was not ruling out the possibility of a meeting with Putin but stressed that it would depend on progress in talks in the coming hours. (Sputnik/NAN)
