Putin, Macron, Scholz discuss Ukraine crisis over phone

STORY: Putin, Macron, Scholz discuss Ukraine crisis over phone DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the street views in Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues on Sunday as relevant parties are working to broker a peaceful solution. According to the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday, and urged them to influence the Kiev authorities to stop "criminal acts" of Ukrainian "nationalist battalions." The German government said in a statement that Macron and Scholz urged an immediate ceasefire and a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Scholz spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday morning, and learned about Zelensky's assessment of the current situation. Zelensky said at a media briefing on Saturday that "around 1,300" Ukrainian troops had been killed since the confl