Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin met

Friday August 19 is the end of the holidays for Emmanuel Macron, who begins his political comeback with a speech in Bormes-les-Mimosas (Var). “This is Emmanuel Macron’s first official outing in a little over two weeks. The Head of State has increased telephone exchanges with foreign Heads of State in recent weeks, in particular with Vladimir Putin just now. This is the end of a long radio silence, because the two men had not spoken to each other since May 28.reports journalist Hugo Capelli, live from Bormes-les-Mimosas.

The discussion between the French and Russian heads of state “lasted 1h15, and at the heart of the exchanges, the Zaporijia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The French president expressed his deep concern, while around the plant, the bombardments continue. Vladimir Putin, for his part, believes that there is a risk of a major disaster. In any case, common ground was found between the two presidents to send experts on site to carry out an inspection of the plant. On the other hand, at the end fighting in Ukraine, the Elysée makes it known that the negotiations do not seem to have come for Vladimir Putin”concludes Hugo Capelli.