Macron: I have no personal reason not to talk to Putin
| The French president said that the conversation with his Russian counterpart is not a personal matter. |
reportMehr news agency According to Reuters, the French president denied personal reasons for refusing to talk to his Russian counterpart.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday that there are no personal reasons behind his decision to refrain from talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The President of France said in a conversation with France 2 TV: “I am undoubtedly the head of state with whom I spoke more than anyone else.” There’s nothing personal here and I don’t want it to be personal because it means nothing. This is not a story, not a novel, not a TV series.
Macron recalled that he had several phone calls with the Russian president at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine.
The French president recently talked about the possibility of sending NATO military forces to Ukraine, which caused controversy.
