French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with United states, US, President Joe Biden on Sunday ahead of a trip to Moscow.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with United states, US, President Joe Biden on Sunday ahead of a trip to Moscow. The White House disclosed this in a statement. According to the statement, the leaders discussed ongoing diplomatic and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s continued military build-up on Ukraine’s borders. A statement from the Élysée Palace said the two leaders talked for about 40 minutes. President Macron travels to Moscow on Monday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he had already spoken to on telephone three times in the past few days.