US President Joe Biden held talks with French leader Emmanuel Macron about the situation in Ukraine, the White House reports.
“They discussed developments in Ukraine and the Middle East, including efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon.” – says the message.
The parties expressed their intention to continue close consultations on these issues directly, as well as through national security groups. The White House did not provide details of the conversation between the politicians.
Previously, the French president described as “good” the United States’ permission to attack Russia with long-range American weapons. Macron told reporters on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
According to him, the permission to use ATACMS for attacks in Russia was due to the fact that North Korean soldiers appeared on the front. He highlighted that Russia was the first to start a new round of escalation of the conflict with the participation of North Korean fighters.
Moscow and Pyongyang did not confirm reports about the DPRK military in the Russian region.
