#Russia: Putin had a rich telephone conversation with Macron. The French leader previously said that he does not need an EU summit to speak to Putin. First, the two agreed that they will continue the bilateral discussions on the new security architecture for Europe that began⤵️
in 2019. Second, Putin and Macron addressed the importance of the implementation of the 2015 Minsk Agreements. Putin wants Kyiv to dialogue with the separatist regions (an old-new request). Macron told about finding durable solutions between Russia and Ukraine. Third, the two ⤵️
interlocutors discussed the situation in the Karabakh region. What is surprising is that Russia welcomes a greater involvement of the EU, but only in the area of humanitarian aid (security for Russia, costs of humanitarian aid for the EU). In the fourth and last place, they ⤵️
exchanged their opinions on the situation in Libya and agreed to contribute to the solution of the political crisis. Macron was more specific and linked the political solution with the follow-up withdrawal of foreign military troops (that also includes Russian battalions). END

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