Telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron 2018-07-21 14:20:00 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron. Following up on the talks held on July 15 in Moscow, Mr Putin and Mr Macron discussed a number of international and regional problems. Special attention was devoted to humanitarian aspects of the Syrian settlement process, including the implementation of a joint Russian-French initiative on rendering assistance to the population of Eastern Ghouta.