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France's Macron: I will continue to speak to Putin whenever useful

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Kyiv, Ukraine June 16, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a BFM television interview that while France will do all it can to help Ukraine win its war with Russia, he will continue to speak with Russia President Vladimir Putin "each time it will be useful".

The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support viewed as too cautious, visited Ukraine on Thursday and offered the hope of EU membership to a country pleading for weapons to fend off Russia's invasion.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

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