Russian President Putin and French President Macron talked over the phone to discuss the situation in the Black Sea and border refugees
On November 15, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron had a phone conversation to discuss the situation in the Black Sea and the refugees on the border of Belarus.
According to French media citing news from the Elysée Palace on the evening of the 15th, the two sides reached an agreement to seek to cool down the refugee crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland.
It is understood that the conversation between the two of them lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes that day.
The Elysée Palace commented that it hopes that this call will have an effect on the flow of refugees gathering in Belarus towards the Polish border in the next few days.
According to the Russian President’s website, Russian President Putin informed Macron that he had exchanged views with Belarusian President Lukashenko on EU border immigration issues. He emphasized that it is a reasonable time for EU countries and Belarusian leaders to directly discuss the issues that have arisen.
Regarding the Ukraine issue, both Russia and France believe that the situation is deteriorating. Putin said that the Ukrainian government is undermining the Minsk Agreement. The recent large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea by some countries led by the United States are provocations against Russia. These actions have aggravated Russia. Tensions with NATO.
(Headquarters reporter Wang Bin, Zou Heyi and Xu Hongbo)