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A number of summit meetings are being held on Monday to try to find a peaceful solution to the crisis over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Moscow, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Washington to meet Joe Biden. Follow the latest developments live.
10:19am Paris time
Emmanuel Macron expected in the Kremlin and Olaf Scholz in Washington
President Emmanuel Macron of France, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, is expected in Moscow at 4pm on Monday. His meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to last into the evening. It will end with a joint press conference, according to the Elysée. He will then travel to Kyiv on Tuesday to spearhead efforts to de-escalate the crisis.
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is travelling to Washington to meet US President Joe Biden.
“We worked hard to send a clear message to Russia that it will have a high price if they were to intervene into Ukraine,” Scholz told the Washington Post in an interview ahead of his meeting.
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Source : france24
