French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, said Macron’s office and the Kremlin said in separate statements. “In view of the urgency of the situation, the Presidents acknowledged the need to intensify the search for solutions through diplomatic means via the foreign ministries and political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy format,” the Kremlin said in a statement, adding that it “should facilitate the restoration of the ceasefire regime and ensure progress in the settlement of the conflict in Donbas.” The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the coming days, according to the French statement. Putin, who reportedly spoke with Macron for more than 100 minutes, also said that there are “modern weapons and ammunition being sent to Ukraine by NATO member countries” and said he believes such …
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