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news of the day
It was D-Day for Emmanuel Macron. He traveled to Moscow on Monday to begin what he hopes will be a process of “de-escalation” with Vladimir Putin. The Russian president hailed French efforts “to resolve the issue of security in Europe”, welcoming him to the Kremlin.
The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin began around 4:30 p.m., according to Russian television footage, with the two leaders sitting at a very long white table in the Kremlin. “Our continent is today in an eminently critical situation which requires us to be extremely responsible”, declared Emmanuel Macron at the start of the meeting.
sentence of the day
“We are living through the most dangerous moment for European security since the end of the Cold War. »
This was declared by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell on Monday during a conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington. However, he considered that a “diplomatic solution” with Russia remained “possible”.
The number of the day
700. These are the number of new soldiers that will be sent to Eastern Europe by the United Kingdom and Germany, the two countries announced on Monday. London has planned to send 350 soldiers to Poland, in addition to 100 British army engineers already present in the country. Berlin has also planned to send 350 soldiers to be stationed in Lithuania, where 500 are already deployed.
The trend of the day
Emmanuel Macron opens a diplomatic week this Monday by having a one-on-one without advisers with his Russian counterpart. The French president is the first high-profile Western leader to meet the Russian president since tensions escalated in December.
At the same time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is traveling to Washington to meet Joe Biden. The President of the United States welcomed his arrival, specifying that they were working together to “support Ukrainian sovereignty”. On Tuesday, still with the aim of initiating a process of “de-escalation”, the French president will travel to Kiev following German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock who was there on Monday.
I look forward to welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to the White House this afternoon. We’re working together to support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and we’re committed to making progress on COVID-19, climate change, and more.
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 7, 2022
Before meeting Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, United States President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as well as the leaders of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania. What to do with a clear idea of everyone’s expectations.