Macron, Putin Hold 1st Phone Call Since 2022

The presidents of France and Russia talked for more than two hours.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin in Versailles, France, on May 29, 2017. Stephane De Sakutin/Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron had their first phone call together since 2022, the Kremlin said on July 1.

Moscow said the pair had a “substantive” phone call and discussed the Iran–Israel conflict and the war in Ukraine.