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On the heels of Franco-German talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin, French President François Hollande on Saturday called a new peace initiative a last-ditch effort to avoid a war in Ukraine.

“I think this is one of the last chances, that’s why we took this initiative,” Hollande said, speaking oftalks held in conjunction with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Putin.