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Macron bucks Western trend by keeping dialogue open with Putin

File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 7, 2022. © AFP/Sputnik

While most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one of the few leaders keeping an open line of communication is French President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron’s diplomatic efforts to prevent the war failed, but he’s not giving up: the two men have spoken four times since Russian forces attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, and 11 times over the past month.

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