Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron have spoken in a phone call for the first time in three years.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "substantial" phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on the Middle East crisis including Iran and the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, their first such exchange since September 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron spoke for the first time in nearly three years, discussing Ukraine and Iran's nuclear program. Macron urged a ceasefire in Ukraine and full IAEA cooperation from Iran,