Macron said he will answer the phone if Putin calls him
French President Emmanuel Macron gave an interview to the Ukrainian television channel TSN, during which he was asked if he would pick up the phone if Russian leader Vladimir Putin called him. The video was posted on the TSN YouTube channel.
«Yes. I will pick up the phone because I feel that it is my responsibility, and I will listen to what he [Vladimir Putin — ed.] will offer me» , — the French president answered the corresponding question.
In addition, Macron added that Ukraine needs to continue to help, strengthening its defense capabilities, but at the same time strive to de-escalate the conflict.
Also the head of the French state noted that the only negotiations are “negotiations that are attended by two heads [of state].”