A President, Europe and War

They call each other Emmanuel and Vladimir - but despite the informal tone, a fateful negotiation is taking place. During France's presidency of the EU, President Macron takes on the task of negotiating with President Putin in an attempt to prevent an invasion of Ukraine. For the first time, we get to follow the diplomatic game behind the scenes and hear parts of their phone conversations.

• Guy LagacheDirector
• Laurence Thomas-DutourDirector

• Emmanuel MacronSelf
• Joe BidenSelf (archive footage)
• Volodymyr ZelenskyySelf
• Isabelle DumontSelf
• Étienne de PoncinsSelf
• Anne-Sophie BradelleSelf
• Emmanuel BonneSelf
• Philippe LavilliersSelf
• Oleksandr KamyshinSelf
• Henri Poupart-LafrageSelf
• Vladimir PutinSelf (voice)
• Boris JohnsonSelf (voice)