Putin and President Macron had a phone call, the first one in about three years, the Kremlin reported.

According to the Kremlin, they discussed the following:

◾The situation in the Middle East;
◾The special responsibility France and Russia have as permanent members of the UN Security Council for maintaining peace and security, including the Middle East region, and the maintenance of the global regime of nuclear non-proliferation.
◾Putin reminded that "the Ukrainian conflict" is the direct consequence of the Western states' policy that have ignored Russia's security interests for years, and now want to prolong the fighting by giving modern weapons to "Kyiv regime."
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