Russia-Ukraine: Russia will pull troops from Belarus after exercises, Paris says: LIVE UPDATES

Edmund DeMarche and Fox News Staff

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Moscow that the troops stationed in Belarus will be pulled back once their war-game exercises are completed. 

Reuters reported that Putin did not mention the agreement after the marathon, seven-hour meeting with his French counterpart in the Kremlin on Monday. A French official told the news service about Moscow’s plan to pull back the troops. Macron's diplomatic gamble to meet with Putin-- who has clashed with Western countries-- may have paid off.

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Putin, told Tass, the Russian news agency, that there was never any talk of the soldiers staying in the country after the war games.

"No one has ever said that Russian troops will remain on the territory of Belarus, this has never been discussed," Peskov said. "We are talking about...Read more here: https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/russia-ukraine-border