Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called an Israeli air strike on Lebanon “unacceptable”, saying it was a “violation of the ceasefire” agreed in November. Such attacks “play into the hands of Hezbollah,” Macron told reporters after a meeting with new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. Israel made good on its threat to strike Beirut … Read more
Paris: When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky interrupted a press conference he was holding to answer a telephone call from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, he opened a window into a new world of geopolitical diplomacy. “Can I call you back in 15 to 20 minutes,” Zelensky asked Macron before returning to reporters’ questions. He then … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron is mulling a joint visit to Washington alongside Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the French government spokeswoman said Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts accelerate to end Russia’s war against Ukraine. “It is being considered that President Macron could possibly go again to Washington, with President Zelensky and his … Read more