Kremlin: France requested Macron-Putin call after nearly three years
7/2/2025 12:54:00 PM
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was France that asked for French President Emmanuel Macron to speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a pause of nearly three years and that the two leaders had a "very substantive" discussion.
The two leaders spoke on Tuesday and discussed the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the first such exchange between the two men since September 2022.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the call had lasted for more than two hours.
The two leaders spoke on Tuesday and discussed the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the first such exchange between the two men since September 2022.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the call had lasted for more than two hours.