Is Putin Playing Macron? French Voters Back Their Leader for Now

  • The French leader hasn’t managed to prevent escalation
  • Macron is still leading in polls of voting intentions
Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron in Berlin in Jan. 2020.Photographer: Emmanuele Contini/Getty Images
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Emmanuel Macron’s support is holding up ahead of April’s presidential election despite the fact that he’s positioned himself at the center of faltering efforts to contain the Ukraine crisis.

The French leader has devoted more time to foreign affairs in an election year than any of his predecessors as he joined U.S. and European diplomacy to avoid war.