Macron, Scholz call with Putin under way – Elysee

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Published: Mar 12, 2022, 12:20 GMT+00:00

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have started a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, the French presidency said on Saturday.

Macron, Scholz call with Putin under way – Elysee

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have started a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, the French presidency said on Saturday.

Macron had said at a European Union summit on Friday that he and Scholz would hold a fresh call with Putin in the coming hours after a previous three-way exchange on Thursday.

(Reporting by Michel Rose Writing by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Mark Potter)

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