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- Arab News
Putin, Macron hold first phone call since 2022, talked about Ukraine, Iran
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron held their first known telephone conversation since 2022, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. 'Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron,' the Kremlin said in a statement, making it their first such conversation since September 2022, several months after Russia launched its full-scale offensive on Ukraine. Macron urged Putin on Tuesday in a two-hour call to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine 'as soon as possible'. Macron 'emphasised France's unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity' and 'called for the establishment, as soon as possible, of a ceasefire and the launch of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia for a solid and lasting settlement of the conflict,' the Elysee Palace said. On Iran, 'the two presidents decided to coordinate their efforts and to speak soon in order to follow up together on this issue,' the French presidency added.


Al Arabiya
4 hours ago
- Al Arabiya
France's Macron, Russia's Putin talked about Ukraine, Iran in two-hour call
In a two-hour call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and the start of negotiations on ending the conflict, the French president's office said on Tuesday. The pair, who had not spoken since September 2022, according to the Elysee, also discussed Iran. Macron stressed the need for Iran to comply with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and in particular to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the French president's office said. The two leaders decided to coordinate their efforts and to talk soon to follow up, it said.


Al Arabiya
5 hours ago
- Al Arabiya
Azerbaijan Detains 7 Linked to a Russian Media Outlet as a Rift Between Baku and Moscow Deepens
Seven people linked to a Kremlin-funded media outlet in Azerbaijan's capital were detained after a raid on its office, the country's Interior Ministry said Tuesday. This is the latest sign of the rift between Moscow and Baku over the deaths of two ethnic Azerbaijanis in Russian custody. Tensions have been growing since December when an Azerbaijani passenger jet was attacked as it approached Grozny, the regional capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya. It later crashed, killing 38 of 67 people aboard. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev blamed Moscow and said Russian President Vladimir Putin had tried to hush up what happened. On Monday, masked police stormed the offices of Sputnik Azerbaijan. The Interior Ministry said the Kremlin-backed media outlet had continued operating via illegal financing despite having its accreditation revoked in February. Detained in the raid were Sputnik Azerbaijan's editor-in-chief, Yevgeny Belousov, and editorial board director, Igor Kartavykh. Five others linked to the media outlet also were detained and under investigation for alleged fraud, illegal entrepreneurship, and acquiring property by criminal means. Belousov and Kartavykh were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, which carries a maximum prison sentence of up to 12 years. They also were charged with conspiracy to launder funds or other property and conspiracy to carry out an illegal enterprise. Both were arrested and ordered held for at least four months in pre-trial detention. Sputnik's parent company, Rossiya Segodnya, said Tuesday it was deeply concerned by the raid and that Azerbaijani staff members were among those detained. Diplomats from the Russian Consulate have not been granted access to its citizens who were detained, it said, and that Kartavykh's apartment had been searched and computer equipment seized. 'All these actions have no basis and have led to the blocking of Sputnik Azerbaijan,' the statement said. 'We call on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately resolve this unacceptable situation and release our colleagues.' The Kremlin also called for their release. 'Such measures against members of the media are absolutely not in line with generally accepted rules and norms and, of course, do not match the spirit and nature of Russian–Azerbaijani relations,' spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday. The detentions followed Russian police raids Friday on the homes of ethnic Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg, Russia, as part of an investigation into a number of killings dating back decades. Two brothers, Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, died while in police custody, and several others were seriously injured in the raids, officials said, with nine people detained. Sayfaddin Huseynli, a brother of the two dead Azerbaijanis, told The Associated Press the raids were 'an inhumane, cruel act by Russia against migrants – an act of intimidation.' Migrants from Muslim-majority countries that once were part of the Soviet Union frequently complain of discrimination at the hands of Russians. On Tuesday, the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan said it would launch a criminal investigation into the two deaths. It said Azerbaijani citizens and others of Azerbaijani descent 'who were practically helpless and unable to defend themselves were subjected to beatings and other physical abuse by Russian officials.' It attributed the deaths of 60-year-old Huseyn Safarov and 55-year-old Ziyaddin Safarov to post-traumatic shock caused by multiple injuries. Huseyn had also suffered post-hemorrhagic shock, it said. Russia's Investigative Committee said Monday that one of the deaths had been caused by heart failure. It did not provide details on the second victim but said a medical examination would be conducted to determine the cause of death for both. Azerbaijan protested the deaths by canceling a scheduled trip to Moscow by government officials, citing the 'targeted, extrajudicial killings and violence against Azerbaijanis on the basis of their nationality by Russian law enforcement.' It also called off a visit to Baku by a Russian deputy prime minister, and the Culture Ministry canceled concerts, exhibitions, and other events by Russian state and private institutions. Ties between Moscow and Baku have been strained since the December crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet. The plane eventually crashed as it tried to land in nearby Kazakhstan. Aliyev said it was attacked over Russia, albeit unintentionally, and rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare measures amid allegations that Russian air defense systems were trying to fend off a Ukrainian drone strike near Grozny. Putin apologized to Aliyev for what he called a 'tragic incident' but stopped short of acknowledging responsibility. In May, Aliyev declined to attend Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow. Later that month, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha visited Azerbaijan, signaling closer ties between Baku and Kyiv.