Tuesday, May 3, 2022

After Two Months Macron And Putin Resume Phone Contact But Still Remain Far Apart On The Ukraine War

This combination of file photographs created on September 14, 2020, shows (left) Russian President Vladimir Putin and France's President Emmanuel Macron (right). (Mikhail Klimentyev and Gonzalo Fuentes/various sources/AFP)  

Politico: Macron, Putin resume phone contact but remain far apart on Ukraine war 

French president urges end to ‘devastating aggression’ but Russian leader shows no sign of changing course. 

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for the first time in a month but the two leaders seemed as far apart as ever on Russia’s war in Ukraine. 

Macron spoke frequently with Putin in the build-up to the invasion and in the weeks that followed. But the French leader had not talked to the Russian president since evidence emerged of mass killings of civilians by Russian forces in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, widely condemned as war crimes. 

Macron re-established telephone contact with Putin following a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, the Elysée palace said in a statement on the conversation with the Russian leader.  

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After Two Months Macron And Putin Resume Phone Contact But Still Remain Far Apart On The Ukraine War  

Putin asks Macron to help stop Ukrainian ‘war crimes’ -- RT  

Putin tells Macron Russia is ready to continue dialogue with Kiev - Kremlin -- TASS  

In call with Macron, Putin says West must stop supplying Ukraine with arms -- AFP  

What Macron told Putin in landmark 20th phone call with Russia president -- Express

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