A leaked telephone conversation between President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, revealed the two leaders exchanged heated words just four days before Russia invaded Ukraine.
What Happened: The confidential call was made public in a France 2 documentary titled “A President, Europe and War,” reported The New York Post.
Macron had called up Putin to discuss the escalating situation on Ukraine’s borders and discuss actions to simmer down the crisis.
Putin brought up Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reportedly accused the latter of lying to Macron about his intention to implement the Minsk Accords — aimed at ending the war in the Donbas region.
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