Macron and Putin hold first call since September 2022

On 1 July 2025, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin held his first telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron since September 2022.

Source: European Pravda

Details: The Kremlin reported that Putin and Macron discussed the escalating tensions in the Middle East and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The leaders agreed that the Iran-Israel conflict should be resolved "exclusively by political and diplomatic means".

Regarding Ukraine, Putin reiterated that the war is a "direct consequence of Western policy" and confirmed "principled approaches to possible agreements, which should be comprehensive and long-term in nature, provide for the elimination of the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis [the Russo-Ukrainian war – ed.] and rely on new territorial realities."

The Kremlin described the conversation as "meaningful".

Background:

• The last known call between Putin and Macron occurred on 11 September 2022.
• In 2024, Macron indicated he was open to resuming telephone conversations with Putin.

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