Macron Seeks a Role for France After Five Years Courting Putin
French president hosted Putin at Versailles soon after taking office, now he’ll urge Russia to reduce troops near Ukraine.
WATCH: Macron is said to hold talks with Putin in Moscow today to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.
Emmanuel Macron is heading to Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin on Monday in a bid to help defuse tensions over Ukraine. But he risks highlighting how limited France’s influence is just two months before he asks voters to give him a second term in office.
The French president will urge his Russian counterpart to scale down the military presence massed near its neighbor, a senior Elysee official told reporters. He will also try to secure a commitment from Putin to continue peace talks, and warn him about the consequences of any aggression.