【Russian Response】
French President Macron's foreign affairs advisor Emmanuel Bonne visited Moscow on Tuesday (3rd) and held talks with Russian representatives, including Russian President's Assistant Ushakov, at the Kremlin. — According to a report by Reuters on February 4th local time, citing sources.
The report stated that the purpose of this meeting was to hold a dialogue on key issues, including the Ukraine conflict. Sources indicated that France's European allies have been informed about this move. In December last year, Macron had stated that resuming direct dialogue with Russian President Putin would be beneficial for Europe. On February 3rd, Macron told reporters that France is resuming dialogue with Russia, and preparations are underway for contact at the "technical level". He said that the relevant work will be coordinated with Ukraine.
On February 4th, Russian President's press secretary Peskov stated that Russia and France are conducting some contact at the working level, "but in this regard, we cannot announce any significant news at the moment."
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