French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot met with his British counterpart David Lammy in London on Friday. Earlier, Lammy described the global situation as "difficult geopolitical times".
The one-on-one meeting was held at Carlton Gardens, which served as the headquarters for General de Gaulle and the "Free French" government in exile from 1940 to 1944.
Prior to the meeting, the heads of the British and French foreign ministries published an article outlining the main topics that were expected to be discussed during the negotiations on Friday.
Barrot and Lammy warned about the implications of what they called the attempt to "Putinize" the world, as the war in Ukraine extends beyond Europe.
"Putin's goal is to create a new precedent that will overturn the rules-based international system, where countries will feel they can invade their neighbors with impunity," they wrote.
They condemned Putin's "illegal and unacceptable" invasion of Ukraine and accused the Russian leader of attempting to "rewrite the world order".
Both France and the United Kingdom have firmly supported Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022, providing Kyiv with billions of euros in military and humanitarian aid.
The allies also discussed the Middle East and reiterated their condemnation of the Hamas attacks on October 7 of last year, which triggered the war in Gaza.