Macron promises to answer Putin's call But does not want to call him first

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would take a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Macron added that he was not going to call Putin himself because he had no reason to do so.

"Of course, I will pick up the phone," Emmanuel Macron said on Franceinfo television. According to him, now he has "no reason to call" Vladimir Putin.

Macron added that at the moment the dialogue between Paris and Moscow can be resumed only after the end of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. He noted that France is ready to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.

"If he calls me to suggest something, I will answer, because France has always been a mediating power," said Emmanuel Macron.