French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday for the first time in over two years, touching on Iran’s nuclear program and the war in Ukraine, according to Xinhua.
Macron urged Iran’s full cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, stressing shared global responsibility under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Putin, in turn, defended Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy while backing continued IAEA engagement.
When it came to Ukraine, Macron said again that France supported the country's independence and called for peace talks and an end to the fighting. Putin condemned Western armaments support for escalating the war and urged for long-term solutions based on present geographical realities, Xinhua reported.
