Since December 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have spoken fourteen times, including during the former’s visit to Moscow. Among western leaders, Macron has been one of the few to keep diplomatic channels open with Russia, even after the invasion of Ukraine. This not only shows France’s foreign policy activism but also hints at Paris’s pivotal role in finding a negotiated solution to the current war. Analyzing Macron’s discourse during his latest visit to Moscow can therefore yield some interesting insights on how he intends to deal with Europe’s most reckless neighbor, Russia.
Author: Jean-Marie Reure
Jean-Marie Reure arbeitet als Analyst für die Online-Zeitung InsideOver. Er hat einen Abschluss in Politikwissenschaften von der SciencesPo Bordeaux und in Friedens- und Konfliktstudien von der Universität Turin. Er absolvierte ein Praktikum in der HSFK-Forschungsgruppe "Terrorismus". Gemeinsam mit Dr. Regine Schwab arbeitete er an dem Projekt "Let's fight each other another day", das sich mit den Herausforderungen der Zusammenarbeit in komplexen multilateralen Bürgerkriegen befasst. // Jean-Marie Reure works as an analyst for the online newspaper InsideOver. He holds a degree in Political Sciences at SciencesPo Bordeaux and in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Turin. He completed an internship in the PRIF research group "Terrorism". Together with Dr. Regine Schwab he worked on the project "Let’s fight each other another day" dealing with challenges to cooperation in complex multilateral civil wars. | Twitter: @JeanReure
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