In an interview with the French weekly newspaper Journal du Dimanche, President Emmanuel Macron touched upon a raft of pressing issues, including the ties between Moscow and Paris, Sputnik News reported.
Macron seeks 'historic and strategic' dialogue with Putin
STEPANAKERT, MAY 7, ARTSAKHPRESS:Journal du Dimanche has quoted French President Emmanuel Macron as saying he would like to maintain a "historic and strategic dialogue" with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Signaling his readiness to "align Russia with Europe and not to allow Russia to retire into itself," Macron alleged that "Putin is dreaming of his country reemerging as a great power."
He stressed that he perceives Russia as "part of Europe, even if Russia has almost never known the democracy in which we live."