French President Emmanuel Macron negotiated a summit meeting between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss how to deescalate the Ukraine situation, an announcement from the French president’s office stated, reports Reuters.
“Presidents Biden and Putin have both accepted the principle of such a summit. The substance will have to be prepared by Secretary Blinken and Minister Lavrov during their meeting on Thursday 24 February. It can only be held at the condition that Russia does not invade Ukraine,” Macron’s office said.