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Macron calls on Russia to end military actions in Ukraine

Macron's office said France had decided to convene a national defence council meeting on Thursday morning.

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French president Emmanuel Macron condemned on Thursday Russia's military actions in Ukraine and called on Moscow to end them immediately, reports Reuters. 

"France strongly condemns the decision of Russia to start a war with Ukraine. Russia must immediately put an end to its military operations," wrote Macron on his Twitter account.

Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east.

Macron's office added that, in reaction to the Russian move, France had decided to convene a national defence council meeting on Thursday morning.

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