French President Emmanuel Macron called on son Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to stop invasion of Ukraine and to ensure the protection and security of the country’s nuclear sites, a official by Macron office said Sunday.
French official confirmed that Macron had held a telephone exchange of almost two hours on Sunday with Putin.
Macron also expressed concerns about a possible imminent attack on Ukrainian city of Odessa.
Russian media previously reported the latest talks between Putin and Macron. Macron stayed in regular contact with Putin but, like with other international efforts, has not yet convinced Moscow to call off a campaign now in the 11th day.
putin said on sunday that son campaign in Ukraine was going as planned and would not finish until Kyiv ceased fighting, while efforts to evacuate heavily bombarded areas city of Mariupol failed for the second daytime in a row.
Putin made these comments in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan, who appealed for a ceasefirefire in the conflict that the United Nations says created the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II.
