Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Iran-Israel conflict and Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, the first such exchange between the two leaders since September 2022.

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an early ceasefire in Ukraine in his first call with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin since September 2022. Source: Élysée Palace statement, as reported by European Pravda citing BFMTV Details: Macron reiterated France’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during the