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Articles with tag "France"

opinion
Vladimir Frolov

Macron is 'Ours' — but Does Russia Need Him?

Russian observers are struck by how closely Macron’s views on European security and world order coincide with those of Putin.
Shifting alliances

Russia Lauds Macron’s ‘Golden Words’ About ‘Brain Dead’ NATO

Macron's comments were viewed as an "overreaction" by France's NATO allies.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Macron’s Vision of Russia's Future Is Half-Baked

Macron thinks Russia has no choice but integration with Europe. Putin has other ideas.
Let's talk

Closing Off Dialogue With Russia a 'Huge Mistake,' France's Macron Says

Macron urged for channels with Moscow despite suspicions from Poland and other former Soviet-bloc states in the EU.
Through the years

Jacques Chirac's Photo Ops With Russian Leaders

The late former French president was photographed with every Russian and Soviet leader since Brezhnev.
improving relations

France Says EU and Russia Must Rebuild Trust But Too Early to End Sanctions

"The time is right to work toward reducing the distrust between Russia and Europe, who ought to be partners," the French foreign minister said.
Trade of trust

Signaling Readiness for Thaw, Russia and Ukraine Swap Prisoners

The exchange brings peace talks between the neighboring countries closer, analysts say.
Resetting ties

Russian Isolation Would Be Europe's ‘Profound Error,’ France’s Macron Says

Europe will remain a “theater of struggle between the United States and Russia” if it doesn't revisit its relations with Moscow, he said.
Eurozone Expansion

Russia Is ‘Deeply European,’ France’s Macron Says in Russian

“Europe stretches from Lisbon to Vladivostok,” Macron said following his talks with President Putin.
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

Stop Comparing the Moscow and Paris Protests

The fundamental difference between them stems from the state of the basic freedoms in France and Russia.
Putin's rebuke

Putin Tells Macron: 'I Don't Want Yellow Vests in Russia'

The French president had urged Putin to abide by democratic principles following weeks of protests in Moscow.
opinion
Andrei Kortunov

Will Putin and Macron Open a New Political Season?

They may differ on fundamental issues of human rights and the future world order, but Putin and Macron need each other
French

Macron’s Meeting Putin. Just Don’t Call Him Trump’s Messenger

France isn’t playing the role of go-between with Russia and other world powers
daring soul

Climber Who Shut Down Eiffel Tower Was Russian – Reports

Rescuers successfully talked the man down, six hours after he scaled the upper heights of the Eiffel Tower.
Spoofed

Russian Pranksters Trick France's Macron, Pretend to Be Ukraine's New President (Video)

Macron can be heard joking that Ukraine was not like Russia: "You haven't yet put all opponents in jail."
Cathedral blaze

Notre Dame Fire Symbolizes Europe's Decline, Russian Commentators Say

At the same time, many Russians have offered their condolences to France following the fire.
Corruption

5 Years on, France Extradites Ex-Moscow Official Charged With Embezzling $200M

France has extradited a former finance minister of the Moscow region suspected of embezzling $200 million.
Protest

'We Don’t Want Protests Like in Paris Here,' Putin Says, Explaining Jailing of Activist

“We don’t want to have events that resemble those in Paris, in which cobblestone pavements are torn up and everything is set on fire,” Putin said...
opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

The Yellow Vests Aren’t Imported from Russia

Faced with a version of the Yellow Vests, any nation’s elite must look inward.
Peskov

Russia Did Not Interfere in Domestic Affairs of France, Kremlin Says

Any allegations that Russia helped whip up anti-government protests in France are slanderous, Kremlin said.
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