“I have a deep belief that we have half a year of sanctions left,” he said.

According to him, to rectify the situation, "serious tactical steps in the foreign policy plan in Europe are needed."

The immortal also drew attention to the fact that, speaking about the situation in the Donbass, Macron used the word "crisis", and not "war."

The talks between Putin and Macron took place on August 19 at the summer residence of the French presidents - Forte Breganson. In the Kremlin they were called constructive.

Following the summit, the French leader published a post in Russian in Facebook on Facebook, in which he expressed hope for the further development of bilateral relations.