Russia is open to talks with Ukraine and expects them to lead to the needed results, Putin told Macron in a call, according to RIA.
A separate report from TASS said Putin told Macron that a 'neutral status' for Ukraine is needed for the resolution of conflict. What he means by that is that Ukraine must be 'neutral' from NATO -- no longer letting NATO soldiers train there or attempting to join NATO.
More: The Kremlin said conditions for settlement: recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea; demilitarization, denazification, neutral status of Kyiv.
