Macron plans to hold talks with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron proposes on June 26 to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a video conference format. On June 24, the press service of the presidential administration of the French republic. Negotiations in the format of videoconference are planned on Friday, in the afternoon, the report said. According to the Champs Elysees, it is supposed to discuss with the Russian leader of Ukraine, Libya, Iran and the situation with the spread of coronavirus. As well as the main crises that are on the agenda of the UN Security Council and issues of ensuring strategic balance. According to the news agency, the Chairman of the Senate of the French Republic, Gerard Larchet, at a meeting with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko, expressed regret that due to individual sanctions, the French side cannot invite members of the Federation Council to itself for inter-parliamentary negotiations, and this is a serious obstacle to the development of dialogue between the two countries.