US EditionRussia Made a Proposal to France on Jailed French Researcher Vinatier, the Kremlin Says
The Kremlin proposed a diplomatic solution for French researcher Laurent Vinatier, jailed since June 2024, amid renewed espionage charges and potential talks between Putin and Macron.
- On Thursday, the Kremlin said it had made a proposal to France regarding Laurent Vinatier, linked to talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron.
- Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher, was jailed in June 2024 and is serving a three-year sentence for failing to register as a 'foreign agent' while facing fresh espionage allegations.
- Speaking to reporters, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, said, `There were appropriate contacts between our side and the French. Indeed, a proposal was made to the French regarding Vinatier` and added, `The ball is now in France's court` but gave few details.
- Putin's reported readiness to engage with Macron came amid renewed diplomatic signals as President Vladimir Putin said he would look into Vinatier's case and the French foreign ministry declined to comment.
- Western governments say Russia detains foreigners on dubious charges to gain leverage; Vinatier is one of several Westerners arrested since the February 2022 offensive, echoing past prisoner swaps.
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Russian authorities have sent a proposal to France regarding the affair of French scientist Laurent Vinatier, who has been in prison in Russia since June 2024 and is also facing trial for espionage, the Kremlin announced today.
Associated Press News
The Kremlin says Moscow made an offer to France regarding a French citizen imprisoned in Russia
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Moscow claims to have made a "proposal" in Paris concerning French researcher Laurent Vinatier, imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, without revealing the details, while diplomatic relations remain extremely tense. ...
Le Huffington Post
Laminute.infoVladimir Putin had indicated that he would soon look into the case of the 49-year-old French researcher, who was sentenced to three years in prison in Russia.
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