Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Paris of violating the confidentiality of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, pointing out in a commentary to the documentary that “President, Europe and War” by French director Guy Lagache on Macron’s steps to resolve the Ukrainian conflict: When they call at the highest level, this is, of course, a confidential matter, and, of course, these are closed negotiations. But it turns out that two months ago, when Macron called the Russian president, the entire conversation was recorded by the cameras of journalists who were sitting and filming everything. This is an example of how they understand the word diplomacy.”

In her statement, she pointed out that it is difficult to expect secrecy from the French side after footage of Macron’s closed talks with Putin was published on French television. The documentary, shown Thursday on Channel France 2, focuses on Macron’s diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis and his conversations with the Russian president and other leaders.