Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron  on Saturday discussed the Ukraine crisis in a telephone call that, according to Reuters, lasted one hour and 40 minutes .

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov gave no further details.

Putin received Macron in the Kremlin earlier this week in the first summit Putin has held with a Western leader since the Kremlin began massing troops near Ukraine last year. 

(With input from agencies)