French President Emmanuel Macron held a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, after which he called his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, RIA Novosti reported, citing Agence France-Presse.

"The phone conversation with President Putin lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes. The President of the Republic is currently on the phone with President Zelenskyy," the Elysee Palace said.

Macron had earlier called Putin on Sunday at 11:00 am. Before that, on Saturday night, the French leader spoke to Zelenskyy.