French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Moscow on Monday and Kyiv on Tuesday, as part of diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia has about 100,000 troops stationed along the border with Ukraine, and the United States and United Kingdom say they have intelligence suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putin may order an invasion in the near future. Leading up to his Moscow visit, Macron has been on the phone, speaking with Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, President Biden, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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