The Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson had a phone call with the President of France Emmanuel Macron and congratulated him on his recent election victory, the official website of the British government informs. Johnson and Macron agreed to reinvigorate the relationship between the countries and to work together to tackle shared issues.
They also condemned Putin's "deadly folly" and agreed to coordinate more closely on longer-term security and economic support for Ukraine, as well as measures to isolate Russia.
Johnson told Macron about his visit to Kyiv last month and shared his conviction that Ukraine, supported with the right level of defensive military assistance, would win. He urged against any negotiations with Russian on terms that "gave credence to the Kremlin’s false narrative for the invasion".
They shared concerns about the fallout from russian invasion of Ukraine for global energy and food prices and agreed to work through the G7 to mitigate the impact.
Johnson and Macron also discussed opportunities for greater economic and technological collaboration between the UK and France.
On May 3, Macron had a two-hour phone call with Putin. The President of France called the head of kremlin for the first time since war crimes of the russian army in Bucha were revealed. The russian side informed that Putin told about the position of russia in negotiations with Ukraine and assured that russia is "open to dialogue" despite "Kyiv`s unpreparedness for serious work".