- 15 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityMacron
Putin, Macron discuss Ukraine crisis by phone – reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the Ukraine crisis in a telephone call that lasted one hour and 40 minutes on Saturday,…
Macron urges calm as French “Freedom Convoys” approach Paris
By Richard Lough and Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) -France mobilised thousands of police, armoured personnel carriers and water cannon trucks in Paris on Friday to keep out convoys of motorists…
Macron refused Russian COVID test in Putin trip over DNA theft fears -sources
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir Putin this…
Macron announces plans to protect Antarctic at ‘One Ocean’ summit
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Anna Dittrich BREST, France (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron's department on Friday announced new plans by the United States and France to protect the environment,…
Not An Easy Withdrawal From Mali for French Military
France is considering withdrawing its troops from Mali, but adapting its strategy to prevent Islamist militancy spreading south may prove complex and contribute to uncertainty in the region. Relations between Paris…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Biden will engage ‘soon’ with France’s Macron over Russia -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to engage with French President Emmanuel Macron soon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. "We will continue to be…
Analysis-Kremlin watchers detect signs Putin wants to defuse Ukraine crisis
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) - Behind his latest outbursts against NATO and doomsday warnings to the West, there are tentative signs that Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to avoid…
Ukraine looking for actions and not words from Putin, Zelenskiy says
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is looking for concrete steps from Russian President Vladimir Putin to prove he is serious about de-escalating tensions and pulling back Russian troops from the border,…
Kremlin denies Putin told Macron there will be no new manoeuvres near Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday said that French assertions that President Vladimir Putin had promised Emmanuel Macron that Moscow would not carry out new military initiatives around Ukraine…
Ukraine welcomes Macron but says: we won’t cross our red lines on Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is looking forward to discussions with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Russia but will not be forced to cross its own red lines, Foreign Minister…
Paris says Putin agreed to start no new manoeuvres near Ukraine for now
KYIV (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin promised not to carry out new military initiatives near Ukraine for the time being as a precursor to possible de-escalation, a French official…
France’s Macron says he’s ‘reasonably optimistic’ ahead of talks with Putin in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron expressed guarded optimism on Monday ahead of talks in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at defusing tensions over the Ukrainian crisis.…
