French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna in an interview France Inter He said President Emmanuel Macron could continue his talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, so as not to increase the “mental isolation” of the Russian authorities. Commenting on Ms. Colonna’s words, Maria Zakharova, representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the “regime of silence” between the presidents of Russia and France was established with the initiative of Paris.
Reminding that the presidents of France and Russia have not spoken since last fall, Colonna said, “One of the problems of the Russian government today is that it is trapped in a parallel reality, and we are not interested in reinforcing this mental isolation.”
Maria Zakharova said that recently Moscow maintains intense and exceptionally secret contacts, which, on the initiative of Paris, were almost completely nullified. Therefore, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quite surprised at Colonn’s remarks that some active contacts between our presidents that should have continued are continuing. Zakharova’s words lead the way TASS.
Former Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova statedA “regime of silence” has been established between Moscow and Paris for a long time.
Citing Bloomberg WroteHe said that French President Emmanuel Macron’s attempt to carry out a negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine under the mediation of China has been criticized in the USA and the European Union.