Overview

• Emmanuel Macron urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and the launch of formal peace negotiations during the first call since September 2022.
• Vladimir Putin insisted any agreement must be comprehensive, long-term and reflect Russia’s asserted new territorial realities.
• The two-hour conversation marked the first presidential dialogue in over two-and-a-half years and signalled a reopening of high-level channels.
• Both leaders discussed Iran’s nuclear programme with Macron stressing full cooperation with the IAEA and Putin highlighting Iran’s right to peaceful energy under the NPT.
• They agreed to align their approaches on Ukraine and Iran and to hold follow-up calls in the near future.