French President Emmanuel Macron did not request a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told RIA Novosti.
“Macron – no” he said when asked if the French leader had requested a telephone conversation with the Russian leader.
On Friday, the Kremlin and Berlin reported a telephone conversation between the German chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian President Vladimir Putin. It took place on the initiative of the German side.