Kremlin: Putin Open to Dialogue with Everyone, Including Macron and Merz
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to dialogue with everyone, including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, in a statement to a Russian journalist's channel on a social media platform, assessed Russian President Vladimir Putin's stance on international contacts. In response to a question about how Putin would react if French President Emmanuel Macron or German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were to call the Kremlin, Peskov said, “He will answer the phone. Putin is open to dialogue with everyone.”

Regarding the question of whether Putin is ready to speak on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if he initiates a conversation, Peskov stated, “No one has called yet.”