Ukraine tensions: France in new bid to defuse crisis

In a phone call with President Emmanuel Macron, Mr Putin also agreed that foreign ministers from both countries would meet "in the coming days". Western nations believe Russia is ready to invade Ukraine, which Moscow denies. Meanwhile, Ukraine says talk of an imminent invasion is "inappropriate". President Macron's call on Sunday was the latest effort to prevent military action by Russia, which has amassed tens of thousands of troops on Ukraine's borders.

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