Macron postpones putting forward his candidacy for presidency due to situation in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron was supposed to announce his candidacy for the presidential elections this week, but due to the situation around Ukraine, this announcement will be delayed, Report informs citing Interfax.

A source close to Macron said that the priority for the president now is to find a way out of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Macron is expected to announce his nomination as early as next week.

He has been president since May 14, 2017.