Macron - The worst is yet to come' in Ukraine after talking with Putin, reports say

       

France's Macron thinks "the worst is yet to come" in Ukraine after talking with Putin on Thursday.

A senior French official said the 90-minute phone call did not yield any diplomatic progress.

The official said Putin was determined to carry out the ongoing war in Ukraine until "the end."

French President Emmanuel Macron thinks "the worst is yet to come" in Ukraine after talking with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

A senior French official said Macron's warning came after the two leaders spoke for 90 minutes, which did not yield any diplomatic progress, The Washington Post reported.

The official said Putin was determined to carry out the ongoing war in Ukraine until "the end," the paper reported.

Putin also told Macron that Russia's goals in Ukraine would be "fulfilled" and that the war was going "according to plan," Reuters reported, citing a statement issued by the Kremlin.