Live: Macron to speak with Putin as Moscow insists ‘doesn’t want war’ in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is due to speak with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday about the rising tensions in Ukraine after Moscow deployed thousands of soldiers around the border and pressed on with demands for a redrawing of post-Cold War security arrangements in Europe. Russia insisted Friday it does not want war with Ukraine, but that it won’t allow its interests to be ignored. Follow our live coverage below.