Inside Macron's Friday call with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in an attempt at persuading Moscow to de-escalate or pull back from the situation in Ukraine, Politico reports (though it seems Macron was unsuccessful in securing anything tangible on that front). Rather, Putin is said to have used the call to accuse the U.S. and NATO of ignoring Russia's "fundamental concerns" as they relate to the conflict at hand, Politico writes. Per a Kremlin readout of the conversation,...