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Putin told Macron he'd rather 'play ice hockey' than schedule Biden peace talks to avoid Ukraine war
Putin told Macron he’d rather ‘play ice hockey’ than schedule Biden peace talks to avoid Ukraine warAgence France-Presse via American Military News
A newly released transcript of a call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron on the eve of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reveals Putin prioritized a game of ice hockey ahead of scheduling peace negotiations with U.S. President Joe Biden.
The transcript of the Feb. 20 phone call between Putin and Macron was obtained and jointly published by AFP and the French-language publication Le Temps. The transcript revealed that during the call between Macron and Putin, the French president asked Putin to agree to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland for peace talks.
“I spoke to [Biden] Friday evening, I asked him if I could make you this proposal,” Macron said. “He told me to tell you he was ready for it. President Biden also reflected on ways to credibly de-escalate the situation, take your demands into account and very clearly address the issue of NATO and Ukraine.”
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Putin eventually said he agreed in principle with the idea of meeting with Biden and said Macron’s advisors should coordinate the details of the meeting with his own advisors. Macron then responded that both the French and Russian sides should release a joint statement after their call that Putin had agreed to meet with Biden on peace negotiations. Rather than making it his first priority to announce an agreement to meet for peace talks, Putin instead responded that he would go play ice hockey first.
“To be honest with you, I wanted to go play ice hockey because here I’m talking to you from the gym before starting physical exercises,” Putin said. “I’ll call my advisors first.”
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Poker face.
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