Russia – France: dialogue is under way

Abstract

President Macron’s appeal to rethink in positive terms the relations with Russia was a starting point for several contacts on different levels narrowing two parties approaches to several conflictual situations. But the mixt reaction to the president’s initiative from France’s partners in EU, NATO and a part of its own political or administrative elite can limit the practical results of the dialogue between Paris and Moscow.

Keywords

• macron
• putin
• osaka
• fort brégançon
• «seven»
• biarritz
• council for cooperation on security
• «normandy’s format»