A little lesson in diplomacy.
In front of the French ambassadors gathered at the Elysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron advocated the continuation of dialogue with the Kremlin, believing that "the job of a diplomat is good to talk to everyone and especially to people with whom we are not 'OK ".
The Head of State therefore "assumes" his phone calls to Vladimir Putin, including the last one dated August 19, on the Zaporozhye power plant and the IAEA mission.
"And so we will continue to do so", "in coherence with our allies", he added, recalling that "the division of Europe" was "one of Russia's war aims".
The Élysée has always claimed to have acted with the agreement of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The French president is one of the few European leaders to have spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, a strategy that has been criticized.
Contacts have also become rare after the revelation of the war crimes attributed to Russia, in particular in Boutcha, in the suburbs of kyiv.
For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken on the role of "facilitator" between Moscow and kyiv since the start of the war, and the agreement on the exit of grain ships from Black Sea ports has been reached. in July in Istanbul.
“Who wants Turkey to be the only power in the world that continues to talk to Russia?
“Launched the president, who had already targeted Ankara during his visit to Africa.
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