Macron said in a statement he had a phone call on Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin PARIS: France and Russia have a shared desire to safeguard Iran’s nuclear deal, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. Macron said in a statement he had a phone call on Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Leaders of Britain, France and Germany on Sunday called on Iran to return to full compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and refrain from further violence.