Putin and Macron agreed to meet a contact group on Ukraine

Paris: Putin and Macron decide to organize a meeting of the contact group “in the next few hours”

During telephone conversations on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to organize a meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine “in the coming hours,” the report said. message Elysee Palace.

The meeting is necessary in order for all interested parties to “reaffirm their commitment to a ceasefire” on the line of contact.

In addition, the presidents of Russia and France agreed to resume work in the Normandy format “on the basis of exchanges of views and proposals made by Ukraine in recent days,” the office of the French president said.

The parties also agreed that it is necessary to seek a diplomatic solution to the current crisis in eastern Ukraine. “For this, intensive diplomatic work will be carried out in the coming days and weeks. Foreign Secretary [Франции] Jean-Yves Le Drian will meet his colleague [Сергеем] Lavrov in the coming days. Several consultations will be held in Paris.” – the release says.