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Macron to Receive Putin in Latest Diplomatic Test

Macron to Receive Putin in Latest Diplomatic Test
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New French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday.

Macron to Receive Putin in Latest Diplomatic Test

The meeting comes in the latest test of Macron's diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria.

"It is essential to talk to Russia because there are many international issues that will not be resolved without a tough exchange with the Russians," Macron said at the G7 summit in Sicily which wound up on Saturday.

The Russian-French meeting caps a whirlwind of diplomacy including the G7 talks as well as last week's NATO summit in Brussels.

Macron, in this respect, told a French weekly that he was not "bothered" by leaders who "think in terms of power ratios", citing Putin as an example along with US President Donald Trump.

But Macron also said he does not believe in "the diplomacy of public invective but in bilateral dialogue".

As a candidate, Macron had tough words for Russia, accusing it of following a "hybrid strategy combining military intimidation and an information war".

Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2014, Russia has flexed its muscles with a series of war games involving tens of thousands of troops in areas bordering NATO Baltic states.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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