Europe 1 with AFP 7:22 p.m., February 21, 2022
Emmanuel Macron convened a Defense Council this Friday at 7 p.m., the Elysée Palace announced.
This will address the issue of the crisis in Ukraine and tensions with Russia.
This Monday again, Emmanuel Macron spoke with Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Emmanuel Macron is convening a Defense Council on Monday evening, the Elysée Palace announced on Friday.
It should meet at 7:00 p.m.
As the Kremlin prepares to recognize the independence of the pro-Russian separatist territories in eastern Ukraine, the French head of state also met again on Monday with Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz twice, and European officials Charles Michel and Ursula Von der Leyen, the French presidency said.