Peskov called France unfriendly amid lack of calls from Macron

If such a need arises, Putin and Macron "will be able to call each other at any moment," but so far this is not necessary, Peskov said.In July, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused France of "leaking" the content of the presidents' talksDmitry Peskov

France, in connection with the actions it is taking against RUSSIA, is an unfriendly country, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

So he answered the question of what the Kremlin attributes to the long absence of negotiations between the presidents of Russia and France, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron.

“But they don’t call each other because they still think that the moment has not come and at the moment it’s not necessary yet,” the Kremlin representative added (quoted by RIA Novosti).

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According to Peskov, if such a need arises, the leaders "will be able to call at any moment."

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Macron began to call Putin more often amid tensions on the Russian-Ukrainian border, and then after the start of the special operation. In addition, negotiations intensified on the eve of new presidential elections in France. They passed in June. Macron was re-elected for a second term, defeating his rival Marine le Pen.

In an interview with La Depeche, the French president admitted that he "lost count" of his conversations with Putin, noting that they took 100 hours in total. The leaders last spoke on May 28. Then German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also participated in the conversation.

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The content of the talks between Putin and Macron was revealed either by the leaders themselves or by their press services. However, in early July, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused France of violating secrecy. The reason was the documentary "President, Europe and War" directed by Guy Lagache, which was shown by France 2 TV channel. It tells about Macron's attempts to reduce tensions around Ukraine. We are talking, among other things, about the conversation between the president and Putin on February 20, four days before the start of the special operation. The transcript of this conversation was published by Le Temps.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called the publication of these data a leak, accusing France of violating diplomatic ethics.

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