The Kremlin today spoke of the first “positive signs” following the visit of French President Emanuel Macron to Ukraine aimed at resolving the crisis between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists, a process that has stalled for years. “There have been positive signs since Ukraine’s decision to act exclusively on the basis of the Minsk agreements, it […]
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The Kremlin denies that Putin told Macron that there would be no new maneuvers near Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that French claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised his French counterpart Emanuel Macron that Moscow would not take any new military initiatives around Ukraine at this time were “untrue”, according to Reuters. A French official said Putin had made that promise during talks with Macron in Moscow yesterday. […]
Ukraine welcomes Macron, but says it will not back down from its red lines
Ukraine is looking forward to talks with French President Emanuel Macron on Russia, but will not be forced to back down from its red lines, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in a statement on Tuesday, according to Reuters. It is noted that Macron is visiting Ukraine after yesterday’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. […]
Putin: Some of Macron’s ideas could form the basis for further joint steps
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that during talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, he found points of convergence over the crisis in Ukraine, although differences remain. For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin described the talks with the French president in the Kremlin as useful and substantial, and said that some of Macron’s […]
Putin to Macron: France is working to resolve security issues
LAST UPDATE: 19:10 Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emanuel Macron at the start of their meeting in the Kremlin today that Moscow and Paris have common concerns about the security situation in Europe, as reported by Reuters. Putin also said that he sees that the French authorities are making efforts to resolve […]
Εμ. Macron: No retreat on the issue of security and sovereignty of Ukraine
“The intense dialogue we have had with Russia and this visit to Moscow could prevent a war,” French President Emmanuel Macron told the Journal du Dimanche, who was seeking to discuss Vladimir Putin during the long talks that will take place today in the Kremlin, in the first meeting of the European leader with the […]
Azerbaijan releases eight Armenian prisoners mediated by Macron
Azerbaijan has released eight Armenian prisoners in a bid to facilitate talks between the two countries, mediated by France and the European Union, European Council President Charles Michel announced on Monday. “The release by Azerbaijan and the extradition to Armenia of eight Armenian prisoners is another example of the positive developments following the meeting between […]
The past of the Macron ‘peacekeeping mission’ in Moscow
By Costas Raptis The video titled “Sarko bourré” is well-known to French internet users. for the statements to the journalists after his private meeting with Vladimir Putin, late, awake and with obvious inability to concentrate. Many then assumed that the meeting of the two leaders was accompanied by plenty of vodka. But the strong man […]
The Kremlin does not expect significant progress from the Putin-Macron meeting
Russia does not expect any decisive progress from Monday’s talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emanuel Macron, but expects Macron to suggest ways to ease tensions in Europe, the Kremlin said, according to Reuters. . The crisis in Ukraine will dominate the talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov said in a statement. Moscow […]
In Moscow, Macron for talks with Putin aimed at de-escalation
French President Emmanuel Macron is heading to Moscow on Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a bid to help defuse tensions over Ukraine. But, according to Bloomberg, he risks highlighting France’s limited influence, just two months before he asked voters to give him a second term. The French president will urge […]
