Macron opted for the latter. "We knew very well that meant no handshake and that long table ... about the meeting said the Russians explained to the French side that "Putin needed to be kept ...

The Kremlin spokesman noted that the talks between Putin and Macron, both their face to face meeting and the one, which involved their delegations, can be described as "a very meaningful ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a trilateral ... Russia, Ukraine) meeting of foreign ministers in the near future ...