Presidents Macron and Putin Sit at Super Long Table to Talk Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron is in Moscow trying to smooth over the whole Ukraine crisis with Vladimir Putin — but based on the room they’re sitting in, there’s gonna be a lot of yelling.

Peep this photo of the French and Russian presidents — almost literally worlds apart — at the Kremlin Monday. The talks were held at this absurdly long table, and while it’s hard to imagine how they even heard each other … neither looks too happy to be there.

The image hardly instills confidence they can find a peaceful resolution to the ominous situation on the Ukraine border … where Russian troops have mobilized, seemingly ready to invade at the drop of a hat.

Remember, this is Putin’s turf … so, presumably, he’s the one who suggested they come to this supersized table. Perhaps he didn’t realize how it’d look to the outside world — or, on the flip side, he knew exactly how this would play, optically … and did it on purpose.

Either way, it’s pretty crazy to see. The U.S. isn’t sitting this out BTW — President Biden met up with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss the very same thing, trying to give diplomacy another chance before things escalate further.