Macron welcomes Putin at France’s Palace of Versailles
By Reuters
29 May 2017 |
1:56 pm
Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Palace of Versailles near Paris on Monday (May 29), hoping to improve relations between the two countries.
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It is an important development if it
can be sustained with the remover of sanctions against Russia.
Because you can not create problems in Syria, Libyia and Ukraine, and blame it all on Russia.
We will review and take appropriate action.