French foreign, defence ministers meet Russian counterparts in Moscow French Defence Minister Florence Parly and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian meet their Russian counterparts in Moscow. France and Russia have not held a '2+2' format meeting, dedicated to security issues, since the Ukraine crisis of 2014. Macron met with Putin in France last month and has called for a renewed push to resolve the five-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Macron announced the summit -- which would involve the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine -- after his meeting with Putin but no date has been set. IMAGES