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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.

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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.

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'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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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.

Reuters

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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.

France 24

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

The Hindu

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,…

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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

The Guardian - US

Biden ‘stands by’ pledge to nominate Black woman to supreme court, White House says – as it happened

President urged to make good on promise to pick Black woman to fill vacancy, with Stephen Breyer to retire as justice – follow the latest

The Independent UK

Crypto market collapse derails Melania’s hat auction

The former first lady is selling a hat she wore for the visit of Emmanuel Macron, amid huge volatility in the value of the digital currency

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Why are Germany and France at odds with the Anglosphere over how to handle Russia?

Analysis: Differing views over Russia within Nato alliance resurface in Ukraine crisis

Reuters

Macron to seek clarification of Putin's Ukraine intentions in phone call

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would seek clarification over Russia's intentions towards Ukraine in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Friday amid rising fears of an attack by the Kremlin on its former Soviet republic.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chancellor Scholz Defends Germany’s Engagement in Ukraine Crisis

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday defended Germany's record on supporting Ukraine, responding to criticism of Berlin's refusal to follow other Western countries in sending Kyiv lethal weapons to defend itself against a possible Russian invasion. "We have done a great deal to actively support economic development and democratic development in…

France 24

Macron says Europe is preparing 'common response' in case of Russian aggression

France and Germany are ready to pursue dialogue with Russia but if Moscow attacks Ukraine the price will be high, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, speaking at a press conference following talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.

Reuters

Analysis-Burkina Faso coup a blow to France, as Sahel military mission unravels

The military coup in Burkina Faso deals another heavy blow to France's fading efforts to stabilise the Sahel region, where Islamist militants have grown in strength and people's attitudes towards former colonial masters have hardened.

Radio France Internationale

Paris meeting between Russian, Ukranian officials criticized in Kyiv

Russian and Ukrainian officials are set to meet in Paris Wednesday for talks with their French and German counterparts in a bid to defuse tensions, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron said.

France 24

France, UN join West African states in denouncing Burkina Faso army takeover

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned what he called a "military coup" in Burkina Faso, a day after soldiers said they had seized power in the West African country.

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