The Moscow leadership does not like the fact that the audio of a conversation between Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron was announced in France, he writes Sky News. Both countries use an increasingly menacing tone with the other.
At a press conference in Vietnam, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Moscow leadership does not like the fact that the audio of a conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin was announced in France. “Of course, I do not consider it diplomatically acceptable for a party to make the recording public,” he said.
He also spoke of Russia’s willingness to participate in the negotiations as long as the country is not “ashamed” of them.
Our principle is that we only negotiate in a way that does not bring us shame. We always say what we mean and are ready to explain our words and our position he added.
By the way, President Macron’s staff made a mistake, and the reputation of the French president in his country did not improve after the release of the recording: they obviously expected him to show himself as a statesman against one of the most powerful politicians in the world. However, it turns out that Macron is surprisingly not very knowledgeable, and it would be difficult to say that Putin especially respects him.
What is certain: the tone between the two countries is becoming increasingly menacing.
