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News Emmanuel Macron’s exchange with Vladimir Putin - During a telephone conversation on Tuesday lunchtime French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "allow the continuation of the evacuations of the Azovstal factory" in Mariupol. During the exchange of more than two hours, Macron again "expressed his deep concern about Mariupol and the situation in Donbass". The telephone discussion was the first between the two leaders since March 29th and came following a telephone conversation that the French head of state had on Saturday with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, who had deemed it useful for him to discuss with the Russian president. Emmanuel Macron also emphasised “his continued availability to work on the conditions of a negotiated solution to allow peace and full respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity in Ukraine", renewing "its demand for a ceasefire". Reporting on the interview, the Kremlin said Vladimir Putin had said that "the West could help stop these atrocities by exerting appropriate influence on the Kyiv authorities, as well as by stopping the supply of arms to the 'Ukraine". During his exchange with Mr. Zelensky on Saturday, Emmanuel Macron announced that France would "reinforce" the sending of military equipment to Ukraine as well as its humanitarian aid, which so far amounts to "more than 615 tons of equipment”. Two more villas seized on the Côte d’Az |
