Once upon a time, Nicolas Sarkozy was such a fervent admirer of the United States that an American diplomat described him in 2009 as “the most pro-American French president since World War II,” according to a Wikileaks embassy cable.
That version of Sarkozy seems to be lost, replaced by one whose gaze points east. On Thursday, the conservative leader of the “Républicains” party is heading with a small delegation to Moscow, where he will sit down for a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A party official traveling with Sarkozy to Moscow described the trip as little more than a courtesy …read more
Source: European Voice
