Macron to discuss Ukraine with Putin, Merkel and Poroshenko

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a reception in honor of the French Army forces at the Defense Ministry in Paris, on the eve of the Bastille Day commemorations, France, July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Matthieu Alexandre/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will call the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine on Monday to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine, his office said in a statement, as world powers step up efforts to try to end the violence in the region.

The conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Germany's Angela Merkel and Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko are part of moves involving the four countries since 2014 to resolve the separatist conflict in which some 10,000 people have been killed.