French President Emmanuel Macron has not spoken with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin since the autumn of 2022, but they may resume contact.

"It is quite likely" that conversations between Putin and Macron will resume, said Colonna.

"One of the problems of the Russian authorities today is their presence in a parallel reality. We are not interested in strengthening this mental isolation," said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Radio France.

At the same time, according to the French Foreign Minister, France must help Ukraine regain its positions on the battlefield in order to resume negotiations.

"The path to negotiations, undoubtedly, will go through the best results on the ground. That is why we are helping to launch a counteroffensive, just as we are helping politically and diplomatically. We are working on a new assistance package for Ukraine," she added.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believed that his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron was wasting time considering any dialogue with Russia.

In February, the Kremlin complained that the leaders of France and Germany had not initiated contact with Vladimir Putin for a long time.