Putin arrives in France to meet Macron
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in France to hold his first meeting with new French President Emmanuel Macron in the Palace of Versailles. The Russian and French leaders will attend a large …
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Kremlin on Putin-Macron talks agenda
The war on terror will be an important issue on the agenda of today’s talks between Russian and French Presidents Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The issue of the …
Putin congratulates Macron on victory in French presidential election
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on winning the second round of the election, the Kremlin said. "The President of Russia confirmed his readiness …
Putin: Russia has no intention of interfering in France's election
Relations with France are very important for Russia, the country's President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting with the French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin. …
Marine Le Pen: we reject diplomacy of sanctions and blackmail
French right-wing presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen criticized the anti-Russian sanctions and vowed to fight against 'black lists', while visiting Moscow. "As for the sanctions and my attitude towards …
Russian and French senators hold similar positions on Syria
Dialogue between Russia and France will contribute to preserving the unity of Syria and the peaceful settlement of the military conflict
Hollande blames Russia for attempts to influence public opinion
Russia is seeking to affirm itself as a global power while testing Western countries' resistance, the French President Francois Hollande said. "Russia has been using every tool to influence public opinion. Let …
Crimea waiting for Le Pen's visit
Crimea will be happy if the French presidential candidate of the far right-wing party National Front, Marine Le Pen, visits it, the vice-premier of the Crimean government Georgy …
Marine Le Pen is going to build strategic relations in Moscow
Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in March 2014 was legal, according to French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. The French far-right leader is also of the opinion that Crimea is an integral part of Russia. …
Merkel and Hollande back extending sanctions on Russia
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they want to extend sanctions against Russia due to a lack of progress in implementing a ceasefire deal. Merkel, speaking …
Russia comments French decision not to extradite Ablyazov
Russian Prosecutor General’s Office does not agree with the decision of the French Council of State that refused to extradite Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, the office’s mass media department chief …
French court rules against Kazakh banker Ablyazov's extradition to Russia
The French Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, ruled to cancel the order to extradite former Kazakh banker Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia. "The French Council of State considered …
Sarkozy criticized Hollande's attitude towards Russia
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has joined a chorus of French politicians sharply criticizing the incumbent Francois Hollande for escalating tensions with Russia, following Vladimir Putin’s decision to cancel a …
Kremlin explains why Putin canceled his visit to Paris
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to cancel his visit to Paris scheduled for October 19 to wait for a date that would suit his French counterpart Francois Hollande, the Kremlin spokesman …
Putin cancels Paris visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled his upcoming trip to Paris. The move comes after French President Francois Hollande accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in …
French Senate to urge lifting sanctions against Russia
France's upper house of parliament, the Senate, would continue its efforts aimed at lifting the sanctions imposed against Russia, discussing the issue with the parliaments of other European states, a French senator Jean …
Ushakov: no trilateral talks in China to be held
Two bilateral meetings on Ukraine will take place at the summit instead of trilateral talks of the Russian, German and French leaders, the Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said. Putin's meeting with …
Delegates from dozens of countries have visited Crimea in 2016
Over 60 delegations from dozens of countries have come to Russia’s southwestern Crimea region this year, defyingWestern restrictions, the republic’s deputy prime minister said Tuesday, Sputnik reports. …
Georgia is number one cognac exporter in Russia
Georgian products pressed France and took 48.1 percent of the imported cognac market
Crimea expects breakthrough in relations with West
The head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov expects a breakthrough in relations with the EU after the delegation of French deputies visited island. "Our French friends have proved that they are true allies, …
