French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said Paris believes that maintaining dialogue on Ukraine with Russian President Vladimir Putin is very important.

During an interview with the RFI radio station on Tuesday, Beaune asked if French President Emmanuel Macron planned to continue telephone talks with Putin. He answered in the affirmative.

“Discussions with President Putin are very important,” Beaune said, as cited by TASS news agency.

“Emmanuel Macron maintains this negotiating channel particularly based on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s request,” he added.

Source: Agencies