US EditionMacron Advisor Travels to Moscow for Kremlin Talks
Emmanuel Bonne met Kremlin officials to prepare talks on Ukraine and security guarantees, coordinating transparently with Ukraine and European allies, amid ongoing Russian attacks.
- On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he is preparing to resume dialogue with Vladimir Putin nearly four years after Russia's invasion nearly four years ago, noting Moscow shows no `real willingness` to negotiate a ceasefire.
- Macron said Europe must restore its own channels of discussion so it is not left out of negotiations, adding France will support Ukraine while negotiating post-war security guarantees with the Kremlin.
- Macron said the process is being prepared transparently and in consultation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European allies, but gave no specific timeframe as EU–Russia dialogue remains frozen since 2022.
- Macron framed the move as restoring Europe's role in negotiations, saying reengaging aims to ensure Europe is not left alone to lead talks, while the Kremlin said in January it viewed some European calls as "positive".
- Russian strikes have continued even as talks are discussed, with European capitals feeling sidelined by US President Donald Trump's rapprochement and divided between Giorgia Meloni urging talks and Friedrich Merz opposing them.
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The diplomatic adviser of Emmanuel Macron went to Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart, a sign of a desire to resume the dialogue between France and Russia.
Emmanuel Macron's closest diplomatic adviser visited Moscow on Tuesday, February 3. Information was revealed by several media and the Elysée did not deny it. This move of the French high diplomat is part of a desire of Paris and Moscow to resume dialogue.
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.
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