French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation in Ukraine on Sunday, according to Russian state TV and the Elysee.

The phone call, at Macron's request, lasted one hour and 45 minutes, AFP reported, citing a presidential official. 

It was the fourth phone talks between the two state leaders in the past ten days.

Since December 2021, Putin and Macron have had 14 contacts, including talks in Moscow, according to TASS.