French president urges-Europe to resume dialogue with Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he invited several European colleagues to restart dialogue with Russia.

The French leader said in an interview with the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung that it would be reasonable to resume dialogue with Moscow as early as December.

"Our geographical position is not going to change: no matter if we like Russia or not, it will still be there in the future. It’s our neighbor," Macron said.

This is why he sees the need "to arrange the resumption of European discussions with the Russians, without being naive or putting pressure on the Ukrainians but pursuing the goal of being independent from third parties in this discussion."

According to Macron, some found it too early to send their diplomatic advisors to Russia.