The President of Russia, Vladimir Putinhad a ‘substantial’ telephone conversation with the French president, Emmanuel Macronregarding the crisis in the Middle East – including Iran – but also the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin announced.
Emmanuel Macron today had a telephone conversation, which according to Elise lasted more than 2 hours, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in a first communication between the two presidents since September 2022.
According to the Kremlin Press Office, Putin reiterated that the war in Ukraine was “the immediate result of the policy of Western states” which “ignored Russia’s concerns” in previous years.
Any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine should be “overall and long -term”, eliminate the essential causes of the crisis and rely on “new territorial realities”, the Kremlin added.
In the past, Putin has stated that Kiev must accept the annexation of territories by Russia under a peace agreement.
Referring to Iran, Putin said that it was necessary to respect his right to peaceful nuclear energy development and to take into account his continued compliance with his obligations based on the Nuclear Weapons Non -Spread Treaty.
France in favor of Ukraine’s territorial independence
For his part, the French president reminded Vladimir Putin, according to Elise, the responsibilities and responsibilities of the permanent members of the UN Security Council on nuclear issues, underlining the urgent need to comply with Iran with non -nuclear urgency. (IOEA).
The French president also stressed that a diplomatic solution should be found to allow the permanent regulation of the Iranian nuclear program, its rockets, and its role in the area. According to Elise, the two presidents decided to coordinate their footsteps and re -contact this issue.
As for the Ukrainian, the French president has always repeated, according to Elise’s announcement, France’s absolute support in the territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine.
The French president also favored the implementation of the cessation of fire between Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible and in favor of starting talks between the two sides aimed at a permanent and steady completion of the conflict. The two presidents have agreed that they would contact this issue again, the Elisee reports