French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday 7 January that the EU should engage with Russia.
In June 2021 (see EUROPE B12749A10), France and Germany proposed a structured summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, something that was not warmly received by several Member States.
“Having a dialogue is not conceding, it is taking stock of our disagreements and trying to build a future”, said Macron at a press conference held with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in...