Macron to talk to Zelensky, Putin for second time in a week

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold phone calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 3.

That's according to the agenda of the French leader, published on the website of the Elysee Palace, Ukrinform reports.

According to the report, a phone call between Macron and Zelensky will take place at 20:30 Kyiv time.

Prior to that, at 19:00, Macron will have a call with Putin.

Earlier, Macron had a call with Putin on Friday, January 28, during which both leaders agreed on the "need for de-escalation" and continuing the "dialogue" on the situation around Ukraine.

On the same day, Zelensky had a phone call with Macron. Both leaders welcomed the intensification of the work of the Normandy format and the holding of a meeting of political advisers to the leaders of the Normandy format countries in Paris on January 26.