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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By John Irish

Some EU states formally express concerns to France over Macron Russia comments - diplomats

FILE PHOTO: President of France Emmanuel Macron attends a news conference on the day of the IX Euro-Mediterranean Summit (EU-MED9) in Alicante, Spain, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Baltic states and other European nations upset at comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding security guarantees for Russia formally lodged disapproval and explained their position to France on Monday, diplomats said.

In an interview with French TV station TF1 on Dec. 3, Macron said Europe needed to prepare its future security architecture and also think "how to give guarantees to Russia the day it returns to the negotiating table."

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