Macron, Merkel to meet in Paris on world's crises, EU issues
3 years, 6 months ago

Macron, Merkel to meet in Paris on world's crises, EU issues

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris later Thursday to discuss international crises and European issues, days before elections that will determine who succeeds her after 16 years in office. Macron’s office said topics will include the diplomatic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the situation in Mali and European Union affairs. A French top official, speaking anonymously in accordance with the Elysee's customary practices, said Merkel will be back in Paris in the coming weeks for a “goodbye visit.” Macron met last week with two candidates to succeed her, Armin Laschet of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union and Olaf Scholz, running for the Social Democrats. The meetings, at the request of the two candidates, allowed Macron to get “the most precise information possible” about the political situation in Germany, and different hypothesis for the future coalition government, the official said.

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France’s Macron says not all European countries agree on force for Ukraine
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4 days, 19 hours ago

France’s Macron says not all European countries agree on force for Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

French President Emmanuel Macron says there was no unanimity regarding proposed deployment of troops in Ukraine after a potential ceasefire. “We do not need unanimity to achieve it.” Macron said France and the United Kingdom, which are driving the initiative, would forge ahead with a “reassurance force” with several countries. ‘Reassurance force’ Macron said the members of the “reassurance force” …

Macron’s diplomatic comeback: from France’s domestic crisis to reshaping Europe’s defense
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Macron’s diplomatic comeback: from France’s domestic crisis to reshaping Europe’s defense

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the center of global diplomacy, seeking to ease relations with President Donald Trump, championing a Ukraine peace plan alongside his British counterpart, and seeing his longstanding desire to boost European defense turning into reality. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Meanwhile, Germany’s conservative election …

Macron proposes strategic talks on nuclear deterrence for Europe
Top News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Macron proposes strategic talks on nuclear deterrence for Europe

China Daily  

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation, in Paris, France, March 5, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a video. PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that he has decided to open strategic discussions with European allies on potential nuclear protection. "Responding to the historic call of the future German chancellor, I have decided to open …

Macron proposes strategic talks on nuclear deterrence for Europe
Top News
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Macron proposes strategic talks on nuclear deterrence for Europe

China Daily  

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the nation, in Paris, France, March 5, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a video. PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that he has decided to open strategic discussions with European allies on potential nuclear protection. "Responding to the historic call of the future German chancellor, I have decided to open …

Macron says France to consider protecting European allies with its nuclear arsenal
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Macron says France to consider protecting European allies with its nuclear arsenal

CNN  

Paris CNN — France will consider extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to its allies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, while warning that Europe needs to be ready for the United States to not “remain by our side” in the Ukraine-Russia war. “Our nuclear deterrence protects us, it is complete, sovereign, French from end to end,” Macron said …

Amid US-EU tensions, France’s Macron vows to work with Trump to end Ukraine war
1 month ago

Amid US-EU tensions, France’s Macron vows to work with Trump to end Ukraine war

Firstpost  

It was a meeting with mixed outcomes. As the French leader went with the message that Russia was the aggressor in the Ukraine conflict, Trump dropped a bombshell US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. Source: AFP As French President Emmanuel Macron …

Amid US-EU tensions, France’s Macron vows to work with Trump to end Ukraine war
1 month ago

Amid US-EU tensions, France’s Macron vows to work with Trump to end Ukraine war

Firstpost  

It was a meeting with mixed outcomes. As the French leader went with the message that Russia was the aggressor in the Ukraine conflict, Trump dropped a bombshell US President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 24, 2025. Source: AFP As French President Emmanuel Macron …

Macron to present Trump with 'proposals' on peace in Ukraine
1 month, 1 week ago

Macron to present Trump with 'proposals' on peace in Ukraine

Raw Story  

by Valérie LEROUX French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump inWashington on Monday, saying he will present "proposals for action" to counter the "Russian threat" in Europe and ensure peace in Ukraine. Macron is hoping to persuade Trump when the two leaders meet on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine to include European …

Macron meets Trump as Europe scrambles to save Ukraine from being sacrificed to Putin
1 month, 1 week ago

Macron meets Trump as Europe scrambles to save Ukraine from being sacrificed to Putin

Firstpost  

The European Union has unleashed a two-pronged strategy with French President Emmanuel Macron arriving in Washington for a meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the European leaders head to Kyiv as a show of support for Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump. Reuters France’s President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Washington while European leaders headed …

Macron meets Trump as Europe scrambles to save Ukraine from being sacrificed to Putin
1 month, 1 week ago

Macron meets Trump as Europe scrambles to save Ukraine from being sacrificed to Putin

Firstpost  

The European Union has unleashed a two-pronged strategy with French President Emmanuel Macron arriving in Washington for a meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump. Before heading to Washington Macron told reporters that he would try to convince Trump that letting Putin win in Ukraine would be “a huge strategic mistake." Europe looks for ‘bold action’ While getting excluded by …

FirstUp: France's Macron to visit Washington, 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War... News of the day
1 month, 1 week ago

FirstUp: France's Macron to visit Washington, 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War... News of the day

Firstpost  

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet US President Trump in Washington, DC today. Firstly, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit Washington DC aimed at bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. French President Macron to visit Washington DC French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Washington today to hold meetings aimed at …

FirstUp: France's Macron to visit Washington, 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War... News of the day
1 month, 1 week ago

FirstUp: France's Macron to visit Washington, 3rd anniversary of Russia-Ukraine War... News of the day

Firstpost  

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet US President Trump in Washington, DC today. Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez will travel to Kyiv to show support to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Washington DC. Firstly, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit Washington DC aimed at bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. French President …

Trump meets with French President Macron as uncertainty grows about U.S. ties to Europe, Ukraine
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump meets with French President Macron as uncertainty grows about U.S. ties to Europe, Ukraine

LA Times  

President Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for talks Monday at a moment of deep uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations, with Trump transforming American foreign policy and effectively tuning out European leadership as he looks to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Their visits come after Trump shook Europe with repeated criticism of Ukrainian …

French President Emmanuel Macron says France and allies ‘united’ on Ukraine ahead of U.S. trip
1 month, 1 week ago

French President Emmanuel Macron says France and allies ‘united’ on Ukraine ahead of U.S. trip

The Hindu  

President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France and its allies agreed Ukraine's rights and European security concerns should be taken into account in any deal to end the war with Russia, before he heads to Washington next week. We wish for peace in Ukraine that is lasting," Mr. Macron said on X after a meeting with the leaders of 19 …

European capitals clash over Ukraine as Trump makes overtures to Putin
1 month, 1 week ago

European capitals clash over Ukraine as Trump makes overtures to Putin

Live Mint  

BRUSSELS—Europe over recent years has come together against the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Afterward, a senior European official said Kellogg offered little detail on what the U.S. wants to see from the Europeans as part of a security guarantee; Kellogg didn’t say what role Washington thought European troops should play if they were sent to Ukraine under …

Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep
1 month, 1 week ago

Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron painted a veneer of European unity by inviting a small number of handpicked European leaders to the Élysée Palace, while the Trump administration sidelined the continent by moving ahead with direct negotiations on Tuesday with Russia on the war in Ukraine. From Macron’s push for European-led defense to Keir Starmer’s “third way” diplomacy, Giorgia …

Squeezed between Putin and Trump, Europe sees a moment of truth
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Squeezed between Putin and Trump, Europe sees a moment of truth

Live Mint  

MUNICH—As the U.S. and Russia begin negotiations this coming week about the fate of Ukraine and European security, the shared view in Washington and in Moscow these days is open contempt for the leaders of Europe. The message is clear: It’s time to take our responsibilities, to safeguard our own security," said France’s European affairs minister, Benjamin Haddad. The humiliation …

Europe tries to muscle up as US plots mediation to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Europe tries to muscle up as US plots mediation to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine

Associated Press  

MUNICH — European leaders took steps Sunday to answer assertive U.S. efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, as France announced a meeting of continental leaders and Baltic countries called for new steps to strengthen Kyiv’s hand in any future talks. With Moscow’s forces making some territorial gains in eastern Ukraine in recent months, Finnish President Alexander Stubb on the …

Macron, Starmer join hands to convene emergency meeting as Trump excludes Europe from Ukraine peace talks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Macron, Starmer join hands to convene emergency meeting as Trump excludes Europe from Ukraine peace talks

Firstpost  

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer look on upon their arrival on the Place de l'Etoile to attend commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the November 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I, in Paris, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. File Image: AP As US President Donald Trump excluded European leaders from the peace talks between …

Europe tries to muscle up as U.S. plots mediation to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Europe tries to muscle up as U.S. plots mediation to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine

LA Times  

Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Sunday, the last day of the Munich Security Conference, called for “maximum pressure on Russia” through sanctions and asset freezes. With Moscow’s forces making some territorial gains in eastern Ukraine in recent months, Finnish President Alexander Stubb on the last day of the Munich Security Conference called for “maximum pressure on Russia” through sanctions and …

France’s Macron urges Syria’s interim government to join a US-led coalition fighting extremists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

France’s Macron urges Syria’s interim government to join a US-led coalition fighting extremists

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron urged Syria’s interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against extremist groups in that region as he hosted a conference Thursday on the Mideast country’s future. Thursday’s conference in Paris among European and Arab nations was the third on Syria since the repressive government of Bashar Assad was ousted in December, and …

Starmer and Macron discuss Ukraine and Middle East ahead of Trump’s inauguration
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer and Macron discuss Ukraine and Middle East ahead of Trump’s inauguration

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Keir Starmer said it was a “privilege” to host Mr Macron, the second world …

Les crisis talks! Embattled Starmer and Macron to discuss their woes over dinner at Chequers - as they struggle with Elon Musk onslaught and brace for Trump
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Les crisis talks! Embattled Starmer and Macron to discuss their woes over dinner at Chequers - as they struggle with Elon Musk onslaught and brace for Trump

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer will treat French president Emmanuel Macron to dinner tomorrow as they try to work out how to deal with the return of Donald Trump and his sidekick Elon Musk. The two leaders will hold talks at the Prime Minister's Chequers country estate, with an official to-do list set to include support for Ukraine, illegal migration and AI. And …

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's crisis summit on how to deal with Trump: PM and French leader plan for US trade war, the end of Pentagon defence handouts and Ukraine peace deal
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's crisis summit on how to deal with Trump: PM and French leader plan for US trade war, the end of Pentagon defence handouts and Ukraine peace deal

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer is holding talks with Emmanuel Macron about Trump, Ukraine and tariffs today ahead of Armistice Day events in France. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron stand before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Place de l'Etoile in Paris today The leaders jointly laid a wreath to mark the anniversary of Armistice Day Keir Starmer was warmly welcomed …

Starmer continues push for closer EU ties in meeting with Macron
7 months ago

Starmer continues push for closer EU ties in meeting with Macron

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Keir said of his …

France’s Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government
7 months, 1 week ago

France’s Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government

Associated Press  

PARIS — After the excitement of the Paris Olympics and a Mediterranean vacation, now French President Emmanuel Macron has to figure out how to make his country governable again. Faced with a hung parliament, social tensions and ballooning debt, Macron kicked off talks Friday with key political players in a bid to choose a new prime minister who would form …

Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years
10 months ago

Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Emmanuel Macron arrived in …

French President Macron takes first presidential state visit to Germany in 24 years amid EU uncertainty
10 months ago

French President Macron takes first presidential state visit to Germany in 24 years amid EU uncertainty

Firstpost  

The visit will be watched as a checkup on the health of the German-French relationship that drives EU policymaking, at a time of major challenges for Europe: from the Ukraine war to the possible election of Donald Trump as U.S. president in November French President Emanuel Macron lands in Germany on Sunday for a three-day state visit followed by a …

Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years
10 months ago

Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years

LA Times  

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, right, walk with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender on Sunday near Berlin. President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday started the first state visit to Germany by a French head of state in 24 years, a three-day trip meant to underline the strong ties between the European Union’s traditional leading …

The French president raised the prospect of Western troops in Ukraine. What was he thinking?
1 year ago

The French president raised the prospect of Western troops in Ukraine. What was he thinking?

LA Times  

French President Emmanuel Macron, shown at a press conference in Paris on Monday, floated the possibility of Western troops helping in Ukraine last week after 20 European heads of state, and other Western officials, met in Paris. Macron’s remarks, allies’ reactions Macron floated the possibility of Western troops helping in Ukraine while speaking at a news conference last week after …

Macron does not rule out putting Western troops in Ukraine in future
1 year, 1 month ago

Macron does not rule out putting Western troops in Ukraine in future

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not “ruled out” in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering if European leaders, as Russia's full-scale invasion grinds into a third year. Mr. Macron declined to provide details about which nations were considering sending troops, saying he prefers to maintain …

France’s Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump
1 year, 2 months ago

France’s Macron announces missiles and bombs for Ukraine, suggests he could work with Trump

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans Tuesday to deliver more long-range cruise missiles as well as bombs to Ukraine and suggested that he’d find ways to work with Donald Trump in the event that he wins another presidency. He said France plans to deliver about 40 long-range missiles and “several hundred bombs that our Ukrainian friends are waiting …

Macron proposes that anti-Islamic State coalition fight Hamas
1 year, 5 months ago

Macron proposes that anti-Islamic State coalition fight Hamas

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed on October 24 that an international coalition fighting against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria be widened to include the fight against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Mr. Macron stressed that France and Israel shared terrorism as their "common enemy". "France is ready for …

French President Macron arrives in Israel on solidarity visit
1 year, 5 months ago

French President Macron arrives in Israel on solidarity visit

Deccan Chronicle  

TEL AVIV: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to express his country's "full solidarity" with Israel after the deadly October 7 attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to an AFP journalist. Macron was due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express France's "full solidarity" with Israel after that attack, the French presidency said. …

France’s Macron says anti-ISIL coalition should fight Hamas
1 year, 5 months ago

France’s Macron says anti-ISIL coalition should fight Hamas

Al Jazeera  

The French president expressed solidarity with Israel and said that the two nations face common foe of terrorism. In a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Macron offered “solidarity” in the aftermath of a deadly attack by Hamas on October 7 and said that France and Israel share a “common enemy” in defeating “terrorism”. “France …

Macron visits Scholz, seeking to shore up French-German ties
1 year, 5 months ago

Macron visits Scholz, seeking to shore up French-German ties

The Hindu  

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host France's President Emmanuel Macron on October 9 for talks in Hamburg, a visit overshadowed by the conflict between Palestinian militants and Israel. The two-day meeting, which also gathers Ministers under the German-French government consultation format, had been due to focus on digital innovations including artificial intelligence. But the long-planned event will also give Mr. …

France’s Macron weakened by crisis over teen killed by police
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Macron weakened by crisis over teen killed by police

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Macron's centrist Renaissance party and its close allies had …

All eyes on Macron, EU chief's rare meet with Xi Jinping
1 year, 11 months ago

All eyes on Macron, EU chief's rare meet with Xi Jinping

Hindustan Times  

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are set to arrive in China on Wednesday for a three-day state visit that will see them meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, reported Al Jazeera. Meanwhile von der Leyen during a speech in Brussels last week publicly criticised Beijing's "no limits" ties with Moscow in the face …

France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

The two countries’ leaders show a united front after the war in Ukraine exposed diverging approaches on key issues. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was in Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, as the two leaders seek to overcome differences laid bare by the Ukraine war. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year, the European …

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet in Paris amid diverging views
2 years, 5 months ago

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet in Paris amid diverging views

The Hindu  

French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on October 26, amid divergences between the two neighbours and key European Union allies over EU strategy, defence and economic policies. “My wish has always been to preserve European unity and also the friendship and the alliance between France and Germany,” Mr. Macron said last …

Macron: Situation in Palestinian areas “more than worrying”
2 years, 8 months ago

Macron: Situation in Palestinian areas “more than worrying”

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for the resumption of long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in order to prevent simmering tensions in one of Middle East’s longest conflicts from boiling over again. Speaking alongside Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the presidential palace in Paris, Macron said the situation in East Jerusalem and the Palestinian …

Macron: NATO troops in Romania are a “powerful deterrent”
2 years, 9 months ago

Macron: NATO troops in Romania are a “powerful deterrent”

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Romania on Tuesday to hold bilateral talks and meet with French troops stationed there who are part of NATO’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Macron’s visit to Romania, a European Union member since 2007 and a NATO member since 2004, marked the beginning of a regional tour that includes a …

French President Macron reelected: What’s happening next?
2 years, 11 months ago

French President Macron reelected: What’s happening next?

Associated Press  

PARIS — After winning another five years in the French presidential palace, Emmanuel Macron intends to go back to work straightaway on domestic and foreign policy — but he will soon face crucial parliamentary elections where he may struggle to keep his majority. MACRON’S FIRST MOVES Like five years ago, Macron plans to quickly head to Berlin, in line with …

French President Macron reelected : What's happening next?
2 years, 11 months ago

French President Macron reelected : What's happening next?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After winning another five years in the French presidential palace, …

Getting closer? Emmanuel Macron is in Kiev to fix Ukraine crisis... but UK questions his tactics
3 years, 1 month ago

Getting closer? Emmanuel Macron is in Kiev to fix Ukraine crisis... but UK questions his tactics

Daily Mail  

Britain was said to be concerned last night about Emmanuel Macron's 'private promises' to Vladimir Putin in a bid to secure a peace deal over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev, Ukraine on Tuesday He sat down with the Ukrainian leader at a smaller table than he did in Russia with Vladimir Putin Repeatedly …

Macron to meet Putin in bid to defuse Ukraine tensions
3 years, 1 month ago

Macron to meet Putin in bid to defuse Ukraine tensions

Al Jazeera  

French president hopes to head off a military conflict in Ukraine with high-risk diplomatic mission to Moscow. But Macron – who spoke to Joe Biden ahead of the trip to Moscow as part of a “coordination logic” – has downplayed the likelihood of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and said his negotiations with Putin are likely to head off a …

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin to help ease tensions over Ukraine
3 years, 1 month ago

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin to help ease tensions over Ukraine

ABC  

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to hold talks in Moscow in a bid to help de-escalate the tense situation around Ukraine. Key points: Russia is urging the US and its allies to bar Ukraine from joining NATO The French President is hoping to 'de-escalate' the situation Mr Macron spoke with the US President prior to his flight and the …

Macron meets with Putin, leading Europe’s diplomatic efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

Macron meets with Putin, leading Europe’s diplomatic efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis

CNN  

Moscow CNN — In the tense standoff between Russia and Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged as a central figure in Europe’s diplomatic efforts to diffuse potential conflict. As the United States moves forces to Eastern Europe to support its NATO allies and Russia deploys more troops onto Ukraine’s border, Macron visited his counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow …

France’s Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia
3 years, 2 months ago

France’s Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia

Associated Press  

PARIS — There’s still room for diplomacy in the Ukrainian crisis. Macron’s call with Putin on Friday morning has two goals, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said: “to continue dialogue” and to “push Russia to clarify its position and the aim of maneuvering.” Moscow has denied it is planning an assault, but it has moved an estimated 100,000 troops near …

France’s Macron calls for EU plan to ease Russia tensions
3 years, 2 months ago

France’s Macron calls for EU plan to ease Russia tensions

Associated Press  

STRASBOURG, France — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday on the European Union to quickly draw up a new security plan containing proposals to help ease tensions with Russia, as concern mounts that Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning an invasion of Ukraine. “We should build it among Europeans, then share it with our allies in the framework of NATO, …

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