Macron said both leaders welcomed progress made in talks about the Ukraine situation within the Normandy format. He added that both presidents want to continue the dialogue with a view towards implementing the Minsk agreements relating to the situation in Donbass.
The Normandy format brought together the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France to help end the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Kiev's forces and pro-Russian separatists.
Asked about a possible physical meeting between Macron and Putin, a French official said this had not been ruled out, but no date had been set.
"There is a long-standing invitation, the dialogue is constant," the official said.
(Reporting by GV De Clercq; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
