Macron: EU in relations with Russia must combine dialogue and exactingness

“We need to define both short-term and long-term strategy in relations with Russia.

It must combine dialogue and exactingness, ”TASS quoted Macron as saying.

According to him, the path to European security lies "through demanding discussions with Russia."

The French leader also stressed that the EU sanctions policy against Moscow is no longer effective for solving long-term problems.

Earlier, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced the desire of the European Union to establish a dialogue with Moscow.