The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

Russian president Vladimir Putin told France's Emmanuel Macron during a phone conference that he would 'spare civilians' trying to flee Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian and Russian delegations were hosted in Belarus for their first talks since last week's invasion.

The Communist candidate in France’s presidential election has suggested storming the winter palaces of Russian oligarchs on the French Riviera and handing them over to Ukrainian refugees as presidential hopefuls scramble to adjust their pitches in a campaign hijacked by the war in Ukraine.

Russia's Vladimir Putin told French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday that a Ukraine settlement was only possible if Kyiv was neutral, "denazified" and "demilitarised" and Russian control over annexed Crimea was formally recognised, the Kremlin said.

French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated the international community's demands to halt Russia's offensive in Ukraine in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Macron's office said.

As the Russian offensive enters its fifth day, we take a look at the key events during the day.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received on Sunday a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron. Talks focused on bilateral relations and cooperation opportunities in various fields. They also tackled the latest regional and international developments, including bolstering international peace. They addressed…

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Russia-Ukraine news from February 28: UN General Assembly held its first emergency session in decades over Ukraine.

Francois Bayrou, an ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, said on Sunday that he was prepared to give his signature to help Macron's archrival far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, to stand in April's presidential election.

The war in Ukraine is the biggest international crisis to overshadow a presidential race in decades

Emmanuel Macron insisted revival of accords from 2014 and 2015 ‘only path on which peace can be built’