Russian President Vladimir Putin has not changed his position on the full-scale war in Ukraine. He rejected a ceasefire on the front lines during a conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron,

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine "as soon as possible" as the two held their first known phone talks in over two-and-a-half years,

It was the two leaders’ first call since 2022, and the Russian president’s first with any major European leader since last year.