The French media declassified the conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin on February 20, a few days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This telephone conversation lasted 9 minutes and formed the basis of a documentary entitled "

The conversation was then initiated by Macron. If the reporters are to be believed, he said, "

What can I say? You can see for yourself what is happening,” Putin replied and immediately continued. “In fact, our dear colleague, Mr. Zelensky, is not doing anything (according to the Minsk agreements,” ed.. He lies to you"

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Further, according to journalists, Putin accused his French counterpart of wanting to revise the Minsk agreements and asks to take into account the peace proposals of the separatists. Emmanuel Macron reacted quite sharply to this: “I don’t know where your lawyer learned the law. I just look at the lyrics and try to apply them! - And then he said, - We are indifferent to the proposals of the separatists!

Next, the French president tries to convince his Russian colleague to agree to a meeting with US President Joe Biden in Geneva in order to prevent an escalation, and actually extracts the answer from him:

“Most of all, we should prepare this meeting in advance.”. In the process, the Elysee Palace will announce the upcoming Biden-Putin summit, which eventually will not take place.. And in four days the Russian invasion will begin.

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Recall that Emmanuel Macron often called Vladimir Putin on the phone already during the invasion of the Russian army into the territory of Ukraine, for which he was often criticized, in particular from Polish President Andrzej Duda.