French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that he is ready to talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader expresses such a desire, "Of course, I will answer if Putin calls.
I have no reason to call myself. The Ukrainian counteroffensive is underway. I hope that the time will come for negotiations on the terms of Ukraine. But if he calls me to offer something, I will answer because France has always been a mediator country," Macron said in an interview with "France 24" TV channel.
