Amid growing fears about a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday and gave no indication of any intention to invade Ukraine, French officials have said.

According to Reuters, Putin and Macron had a phone conversation that lasted around one and a half hours, and a French presidency official told the publication that the Russian president had displayed no aggressive intentions.

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“We see no indication in what President Putin says that he is going to go on the offensive,” Reuters quoted the official as saying.

“We are nevertheless extremely vigilant and alert to the Russian [military] posture in order to avoid the worst,” the official further told the publication.

On the other side of things, Reuters, citing the Kremlin, said that Putin had informed Macron about the “lack of a substantive response from the United States and NATO to well-known Russian initiatives.”

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The Kremlin also said that Putin and Macron had discussed the situation with regard to “provocative speculations” that Russia was poised to invade Ukraine, referring to what Russia has called a misinformation campaign by the West.

The phone call between Putin and Macron took place on the same day as a high-stakes phone call between US President Joe Biden and the Russian President.

While the White House said that Biden had warned Putin of “swift and severe costs” in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin said that Russia would consider Biden’s proposals to resolve the Ukraine situation, adding that the US’ proposals were inadequate to address Russia’s concerns.

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Russia has amassed over 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, and the US believes that an invasion could take place any time, even prior to the conclusion of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 20.

Russia, however, maintains that it is only seeking security guarantees from the US and its NATO allies, and has said that the “hysteria” surrounding its intentions is an outcome of a misinformation campaign by the West.