“French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecorton states that the topic of the Iranian nuclear program was one of the reasons for the first three years of President Emmanuel Macron’s phone call to the leader of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Lecorton in an interview with Valeurs Actuelles newspaper, “European Truth”
Details: The head of the Defense Ministry emphasized the concern of France by the development of the Iranian nuclear program, especially after the latest strikes of Israel and the United States on Iran’s nuclear objects.
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According to him, to restrain Iran’s nuclear ambitions, “it is necessary to work with members of the UN Security Council, major nuclear powers, regardless of the differences that can be with these countries in other matters.”
To clarify whether Macron called Putin on July 1 for this reason, the head of the French Defense Ministry replied: “Of course.”
“The last time President Macron called Putin in September 2022 on a nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya, in Ukraine, that is, about nuclear energy,” Lecorny reminded.
“When the President asked me to call Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian Defense Minister, it was mainly to discuss nuclear issues and fight terrorism,” he added.
Prehistory:
- On July 1, Putin and Macron held a telephone conversation since September 2022. The Elysee Palace stated that the French president called for it to cease the fire between Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible.
- The media also reported that after Putin’s call, Macron spoke with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.