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Emmanuel Bonne held technical talks in Moscow to reopen dialogue on Ukraine amid European concerns over limited involvement in US-led peace efforts.
- According to Reuters from Paris, on Tuesday, Emmanuel Bonne, Macron's most senior diplomat, was in Moscow to hold talks with Russian officials.
- The French presidency said the talks were described as technical and in full transparency, in consultation with President Volodymyr Zelensky and European colleagues.
- Emmanuel Bonne, who has headed Macron's diplomatic cell since 2019, met officials at the Kremlin and held talks with Yuri Ushakov, while diplomatic sources said allies were informed.
- Restoring European channels of discussion could influence Ukraine peace negotiations if efforts to restart dialogue with Putin are sustained, Macron told reporters on Tuesday.
- Viewed against Europe’s exclusion from US-led efforts, the move could influence Ukraine peace negotiations and who engages directly with Putin, if sustained.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has sent his diplomatic adviser and longtime ally Emmanuel Bono to Moscow, the French newspaper L'Express reported.
French President Emmanuel Macron's top diplomat was in Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian officials, two anonymous diplomatic sources said. One of the sources said Emmanuel Bonne met with Kremlin officials. Bonne has been Macron's top diplomat since 2019. No further details were given, except to say the meeting was aimed at discussing key issues, particularly Ukraine.
Macron Sent Top Diplomatic Adviser to Meet With Kremlin Officials in Moscow, Reports Say
French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly sent his top diplomatic adviser to meet with Kremlin officials on Tuesday after he previously called on European leaders not to allow themselves be sidelined as the U.S. tries to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.
The emissary of the Elysée, Emmanuel Bonne, met in complete discretion on Tuesday, February 3, with his Russian counterpart Yuuri Uchakov, on the eve of the resumption of the trilateral discussions on Ukraine.
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