* Leaders held a fiery phone call on February 20 as Macron tried to prevent war
* Macron accused Putin of breaking the law by giving power to separatists
* The details of the confidential call have been revealed in a French documentary
* Sergei Lavrov said the publication is a breach of 'diplomatic etiquette'
Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin had a furious telephone bust-up just four days before Russian forces invaded Ukraine, a bombshell recording has revealed.
The French president blasted his counterpart over suggestions he should negotiate with pro-Russian separatists, exclaiming at one point: 'I don't know where your lawyers learned the law!'
The tense exchange ended with Putin declaring he is in the gym about to play ice hockey after brushing off requests to hold a meeting with Joe Biden.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. The next phone call between the two is going to be very uncomfortable.
Argument Between Macron And Putin Four Days Before Ukraine War Is Leaked To the French Press
Lavrov Says Putin-Macron Call Leak Breached 'Diplomatic Etiquette -- Moscow Times/AFP
Russia rages over French leak of Vladimir Putin’s ‘ice hockey’ phone call -- The Telegraph
Lavrov accuses France of breaching ‘diplomatic etiquette’ over release of Macron-Putin call -- Politico
Leaked phone call reveals fiery exchange between Putin, Macron days before Ukraine war -- NYPost
Russia criticises ‘unilateral leak’ of Putin-Macron call -- Al Jazeera
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