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Macron Says He Secured 'No Escalation Pledge' From Putin

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AFP tweets "French President Emmanuel Macron says he has managed to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin not to "escalate" the crisis around Ukraine, as the West warns Moscow could be planning an invasion"

  • Le Figaro tweets similar comments: "Macron says he got Putin [to agree] "that there is no escalation" in Ukraine "For me, it was about blocking the game to prevent an escalation and open up new perspectives (...) This goal for me is fulfilled."
  • These comments sound more positive than those emanating from the Kremlin earlier, when spox Dimitry Peskov stated that the West did not take Russian concerns seriously and that no deals were reached with Macron on security issues.

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