French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Pope Francis to call Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill to bring the Ukrainian crisis closer, Le Point magazine reported on Tuesday.

As the publication notes, on Monday, during a 55-minute audience, Macron asked the pontiff to call President Putin, Patriarch Kirill, as well as U.S. President Joe Biden.

According to the magazine, Macron urged Francis to promote peace in Ukraine.