According to him, the Russians and the French, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, are discussing some issues within the Security Council.
“But in general political terms, at the national level, relations are frozen today,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, he added that relations at the level of civil societies between the countries are preserved, and cultural ties are also being renewed.
Earlier, Meshkov said that French society is not ready for an escalation of the conflict due to the words of French President Emmanuel Macron about the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine.