Macron says France, Russia agree on need for Ukraine peace talks soon


  • World
  • Tuesday, 30 May 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walk in the Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of Battles) as they arrive for a joint press conference at the Chateau de Versailles before the opening of an exhibition marking 300 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries in Versailles, France, May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane De Sakutin/Pool

VERSAILLES, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were agreed the time was right for a new round of peace talks on Ukraine.

The two were speaking at a joint news conference in Versailles, outside Paris, during a visit by Putin at the invitation of the newly inaugurated French leader.

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