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Macron Concerned About Trajectory of Iranian Nuclear Program

France's President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of Madagascar's President for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of Madagascar's President for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
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Macron Concerned About Trajectory of Iranian Nuclear Program

France's President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of Madagascar's President for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
France's President Emmanuel Macron awaits the arrival of Madagascar's President for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on June 9, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concerns about the trajectory of the Iranian nuclear program, his office said in a statement on Saturday.

Macron also warned Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi about the consequences of delivering drones to Russia, Macron's office said.

In a phone call, Macron urged Iran to "immediately cease" the support it is giving Russia in the war against Ukraine.

Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Ukraine say the supply of Iranian-made drones to Russia violates a 2015 UN Security Council resolution enshrining the Iran nuclear deal.

The White House said on Friday that Russia appeared to be deepening its defense cooperation with Iran and had received hundreds of one-way attack drones that it is using to strike Ukraine.

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NATO Chief Rutte Says Zelenskiy's Criticism of Germany's Scholz is Unfair

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte holds a press conference, ahead of a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. (Reuters)
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte holds a press conference, ahead of a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. (Reuters)
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NATO Chief Rutte Says Zelenskiy's Criticism of Germany's Scholz is Unfair

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte holds a press conference, ahead of a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. (Reuters)
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte holds a press conference, ahead of a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels, Belgium October 16, 2024. (Reuters)

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he considered the sometimes harsh criticism of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be unjustified, news wire DPA reported.
Although Germany has been a vital ally of Ukraine, its hesitation in providing long-range Taurus cruise missiles has been a source of frustration in Kyiv, which is battling a foe armed with a powerful array of long-range weaponry, Reuters reported.
"I have often told Zelenskiy that he should stop criticizing Olaf Scholz, because I think it is unfair," DPA quoted Rutte on Monday as saying in an interview.
Rutte also said that he, unlike Scholz, would supply Ukraine with Taurus cruise missiles and would not set limits on their use.
"In general, we know that such capabilities are very important for Ukraine," Rutte said, adding that it was not up to him to decide what allies should deliver.
After a November telephone call by Scholz with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin in November, Zelenskiy said it had opened a Pandora's box that undermined efforts to isolate the Russian leader and end the war in Ukraine with a "fair peace".