and german chancellor olaf schultz appealed to putin for a diplomatic solution, but a source said that macron was disappointed by the, quote, insincerity of his russian part. the source says that putin still seems to achieve his objectives in ukraine, but the fact that he's still talking means a diplomatic solution isn't out of the question. melissa bell joins us live from paris with the details. melissa, it doesn't sound as though much was achieved. still, any reason to hope here? >> reporter: well, the french president said that there will be more phone calls. they will seek to continue reaching out to vladimir putin, although they haven't if fixed time for when that next phone call will take place. there was one on thursday between the same three leaders, another one on saturday. very little progress in terms of what might happen. again, olaf schultz and emmanuel macron emphasized to vladimir putin that a cease-fire was needed. a cease-fire was needed in order that negotiations could begin. explained one source within the