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Macron to seek clarity in Putin phone call
By EUobserver
French president Emmanuel Macron planned to speak with Russian president Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday to "obtain clarifications" about his intentions on Ukraine, Macron said while meeting German chancellor Olaf Scholz onTuesday. "Ukraine knows it can rely on Germany," Scholz also said, while promising to put pressure on Russia to keep transiting Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine's pipeline network.