Original title: Putin and Macron had a 2-hour telephone conversation about the situation in Ukraine with a lot of information
Reference News Network reported on May 5, according to DPA Moscow/Paris, May 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on the phone on Tuesday. Putin talked about the “liberation” of Mariupol and complained that Western powers ignored it. Ukraine’s attack on Russian-controlled territory.
The two-hour call was the first since the end of March between the two, the report said. The Elysee Palace did not disclose details about the call, but the Kremlin said parts of the call focused on the evacuation of civilians from the besieged Mariupol and the Azov steel plant.
The Kremlin said Putin also told Macron that the West could have avoided civilian deaths if it had stopped sending arms to Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the Ukrainian government of “lack of credible willingness to work” in negotiations, according to a report by German editorial network on May 4. Putin also criticized the Ukrainian government for being inconsistent, according to a transcript of Putin’s phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron released by the Kremlin.
Putin and Macron also discussed global food security, the Kremlin said. Putin made it clear that Western sanctions had worsened the food situation.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “allow” a visit to Mariupo, the French presidency said after a two-hour, 10-minute phone conversation between the French and Russian leaders, according to AFP. The “evacuation operation continues” at the Azov steel plant in Seoul.
According to the report, the French presidential palace pointed out that the evacuation should “comply with international humanitarian law, coordinate with humanitarian actors and allow evacuees to choose their own destination”.
In a call with Putin, Macron “expressed his willingness to continue working on the conditions of a negotiated settlement, which would contribute to peace and the fullness of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” by reiterating his “demand for a ceasefire,” according to the report. respect”.
The French presidency also pointed out that “in view of the impact on global food security”, Macron “expressed his willingness to cooperate with relevant international organizations to help lift Russia’s blockade of Ukrainian food exports through the Black Sea.”