Section: The Local (France)
Ukrainian comedian and presidential frontrunner to meet Macron in Paris
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky – the favourite to win Kiev’s presidential vote – heads to Paris Friday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron. …read more Source: The Local...
Macron, Merkel urge ‘full’ Ukraine ceasefire ahead of planned truce
The leaders of France and Germany on Friday reiterated their call for a “solid, full and permanent ceasefire” in Ukraine’s conflict-torn east ahead of a planned cessation of hostilities. …read more Source: The Local...
Macron in Russia for high-stakes talks with Putin
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Saint Petersburg on Thursday to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the Iran nuclear deal as well as conflicts in Syria and Ukraine on the agenda. …read more Source: The Local...
France ‘does not recognize’ Russian vote in Crimea
France said on Sunday it would not recognize Russia’s election in the Crimea peninsula, four years to the day after Russia formally annexed the territory from Ukraine in a move slammed by the West as illegal. …read more Source: The Local...
Merkel and Macron call for ‘peaceful settlement’ in eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany and France called on Saturday for all sides in the Ukraine conflict to “face their responsibilities” after a rise in ceasefire violations in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Local...
Merkel and Macron call for ‘peaceful settlement’ in eastern Ukraine
The leaders of Germany and France called on Saturday for all sides in the Ukraine conflict to “face their responsibilities” after a rise in ceasefire violations in the east of the country. …read more Source: The Local...
Another death on Mont Blanc amid attempts to crack down on under-equipped climbers
The death of a Ukrainian climber on Mont Blanc marks another fatal accident in a series that have recently occurred on western Europe’s highest peak. …read more Source: The Local...
Macron to make first foray into Ukraine conflict peace talks
The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany will hold telephone talks on Monday, officials said, amid a fresh flare up in fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russian-backed rebels. …read more Source: The Local...
Macron says France will not recognize Russia’s Crimea ‘annexation’
President Emmanuel Macron said Monday France refuses to recognise Russia’s “annexation” of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source: The Local...
Macron and Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine and ‘Russian propaganda’ in frank talks
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought to improve their countries’ fraught relations during talks at Versailles palace on Monday that the French leader described as “extremely frank.” …read more Source: The Local...
