 after his marathon meeting in moscow on monday, mr. macron said he had secured mr. putin’s agreement to avoid escalating its threat to ukraine. however, the kremlin said that no agreement had been made, because, in russia’s telling, it had no plans to escalate in the first place. the french president also believes he has succeeded in putting off the possibility of war, at least for some weeks, as more diplomatic efforts unfold. 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈