Economics
Macron Offers Putin Improved Ties, Rebukes Kremlin ‘Propaganda’
- French, Russian leaders discuss Syria in Versailles splendor
- Putin backed Macron’s opponents during presidential election
Macron, Putin Find Little Common Ground in Meeting
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French President Emmanuel Macron called for improved ties with Russia at his first meeting with Vladimir Putin, even as he rebuked Kremlin-run media for engaging in “propaganda” during the election brought him to power.
Macron, standing alongside Putin at the Versailles palace near Paris, also staked out tough positions on sanctions and the civil war in Syria. The French leader said he’d support new sanctions against Russia if there’s an escalation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, where he has condemned Russia’s role as an “invasion.”