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French President Emmanuel Macron said Aug. 19 there was a “real opportunity” for peace in Ukraine following the election of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“There is a real opportunity to put an end to the conflict that has been going on for five years,” Macron said at the start of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin who voiced “cautious optimism” about Zelensky.

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