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Waiting for Putin: Russia’s phoney war is playing out as surreal theatre

Is the man in the Kremlin’s pressure on Ukraine a masterstroke, or has it served only to rally the fractious west against him?

The Guardian - UK

French far-right leader Le Pen shores up campaign with loan

PARIS — The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen finally secured a bank loan for her financially struggling campaign to challenge President Emmanuel Macron.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine Calls on West to Be ‘Firm’ in Russia Talks

Kyiv on Saturday urged the West to remain "vigilant and firm" in its talks with Russia, as US President Joe Biden announced a small troop deployment to eastern Europe amid fears Moscow could invade Ukraine. Washington's top defense officials warned Friday the Kremlin had massed enough troops and hardware at…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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In France, anti-vax fury, politics make public service risky

In France, election-time politics and fury among opponents of COVID-19 vaccinations are making public service increasingly risky

The Independent UK

Joe Biden to move US troops in 'near term' to Eastern Europe over Ukraine crisis

The US president said that he will move US troops to Eastern Europe "in the near term" after an announcement was made last Monday that 8,500 US soldiers were to be put on alert for deployment

Daily Mirror

President Joe Biden to deploy US troops 'in the near term' as Pentagon warns of Putin's full range of military options in Ukraine

US President Joe Biden says he will move troops to Eastern Europe "in the near term", as his Defense Secretary warns Russia now has a complete range of military options along Ukraine's border, including actions short of a full-scale invasion.

ABC News

Macron-Putin chat falls short, with UN Security Council to meet over Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin told French leader Emmanuel Macron in a telephone conversation that the US has "failed to take into consideration Russia's security concerns" over the Ukraine crisis.

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Putin Says West Has Not Addressed Key Concerns in Ukraine Standoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the United States and NATO had not addressed Moscow's main security demands in their standoff over Ukraine but that it was ready to keep talking. Putin offered his first reaction to the US and NATO responses to Russia's demands in a phone call…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine crisis updates: What to know amid the fears of a war

High-stakes diplomacy continues to try to avert a war in Eastern Europe

The Independent UK

Macron phones Putin in attempt to diffuse Ukraine tensions

French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone on Friday. France's Foreign Ministry says Paris will assess whether Moscow wants "consultations or confrontation" over the growing tensions in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Macron reaffirms solidarity with Ukraine in call with Ukraine's leader

French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s solidarity with Ukraine in a phone call Friday with President Volodymyr Zelensky amid tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. In an earlier phone call, Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the need to “de-escalate" the situation. Follow Friday's events as they happened in…

France 24

Russian buildup at Ukraine border includes blood for wounded, U.S. officials say

A Russian troop buildup along its border with Ukraine includes supplies of blood for the wounded, three U.S. officials told Reuters, a detail reinforcing U.S. comments that Russia "clearly" now has the capability to move on its neighbour.

Reuters

'Spectacular rebound' as French economy swells by 7 percent

France posted its strongest growth in five decades last year, hitting 7 percent as the economy bounced back from the Covid-19 crisis faster than expected, data showed on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Latest Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy urges no ‘panic’ over tensions

Latest Ukraine news from January 28: President calls on the West to avoid creating ‘panic’ as Russia tensions simmer.

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Reuters

Macron to speak to Putin, seek clarity over Ukraine, France says

French President Emmanuel Macron will try to assess whether Russian President Vladimir Putin wants "consultations or confrontation" over Ukraine when they speak by phone on Friday, France's foreign minister said.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron offers solemn recognition of 1962 Algiers shootings

In a first for a French president, Emmanuel Macron has admitted the shooting of unarmed civilians by French soldiers in Algiers in 1962 was an "unforgivable" act. He also acknowledged a second massacre in Oran the same year, and called for a reconciliation process to begin.

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis updates: What to know as tensions rise

The United States and NATO have made no concessions to the main Russian demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron Takes Own Path, Seeks Dialogue with Russia

There’s still room for diplomacy in the Ukrainian crisis. At least that’s the conviction of French President Emmanuel Macron, who continues to push for dialogue with Russia despite signs pointing to a potential war. His stance reflects France’s post-World War II tradition of carving its own geopolitical path, refusing to…

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine crisis: Russia ‘not optimistic’ but will keep talking with west – as it happened

Russian president Vladimir Putin is being briefed on a US paper reaffirming support for Ukraine’s right to pursue Nato membership

The Independent UK

France's Macron takes own path, seeks dialogue with Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for dialogue with Russia, despite signs pointing to a potential war amid escalating tensions surrounding Ukraine

France 24

A French citizens’ initiative – the ‘People’s Primary’ – aims to fix democracy

French voters who signed up for an online People’s Primary will begin choosing their preferred presidential candidate in four days of voting starting Thursday via “majority judgement”, a voting system touted as a solution to mounting disillusion with the electoral process.

The Hindu

PM Modi vows to deepen Indo-French ties

‘Would like to work with you for an open and peaceful Indo-Pacific,’ he tells French President Macron

Radio France Internationale

France pays homage to Holocaust victims at Auschwitz memorial

French Prime Minister Jean Castex heads a special delegation to the Auschwitz Holocaust memorial in Poland on Thursday to mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp. The visit comes a week after the UN adopted a non-binding resolution to fight against Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism,…

France 24

Macron calls 1962 Isly 'massacre' in Algiers ‘unforgiveable for the Republic’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said the March 1962 shooting of dozens of European supporters of French Algeria on the rue d'Isly in the heart of Algiers was "unforgivable for the Republic". In a first, the French president admitted that the shooting of unarmed civilians by French soldiers was…

The Guardian - UK

Macron meets Algerian-born French citizens with one eye on election

French president seeks to address France’s colonial legacy in north Africa

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