US EditionMacron Advisor Travels to Moscow for Kremlin Talks
Macron's adviser met Kremlin officials in talks aimed at resuming dialogue with Putin, coordinated with Ukraine and European partners amid ongoing war and sanctions.
- 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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Lavrov calls Macron’s push for talks with Putin ‘pathetic diplomacy’ after French president adviser’s Moscow visit
“You know, this is not serious. It’s pathetic diplomacy. If you want to call and have a serious conversation, then call. Putin will always pick up the phone. He will always hear out any proposals, especially serious ones,” Lavrov said
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.
Eight months after their last exchange, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin are preparing to reconnect. The French president's adviser is in Russia to prepare the ground.
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.
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