Putin, Macron discuss Russia's 'security guarantees' over Ukraine: Kremlin

Russia's President Putin speaks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Credit: Reuters File Photo

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed Ukraine tensions and Moscow's demand for security guarantees in their third phone call in a week on Thursday, the Kremlin said.

Moscow said the pair discussed "the situation around Ukraine" and Russia's demand for "long-term" security guarantees and that Putin "again drew attention to the provocative statements and actions of the Kyiv leadership."

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