Moscow - Saba:
Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed, in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, that a long-term settlement in Ukraine must eliminate the causes of the conflict.
Bloomberg reported, according to the Russian news agency TASS, that Macron contacted Volodymyr Zelensky, the outgoing Ukrainian president, following his nearly two-hour phone call with the Russian president.
According to Bloomberg, Macron informed Zelensky during the call that Putin's position on Ukraine had not changed.
The Kremlin had previously confirmed that Putin had assured Macron that a long-term settlement in Ukraine must eliminate the causes of the conflict and be based on facts on the ground.
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