The expert assessed Macron's chances of success in a conversation with Putin

Konstantin Blokhin, a leading researcher at the Center for Security Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said on February 4 that French leader Emmanuel Macron needed contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to get involved in the negotiation process to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. However, even in the case of such a dialogue, it is unlikely to lead to any significant results for Paris.

"No matter how this contact is, a phone call won't really solve anything for France. And even if Macron manages to talk with Putin, the French president is unlikely to achieve his goal," Blokhin said in an interview with aif.ru on Wednesday, February 3rd.

The political scientist also said that contact with Macron is not of interest to Moscow as a whole, whereas he considers the dialogue between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to be really significant.

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On the eve of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Rutte said in Kiev that difficult decisions were inevitable for the world.

On February 3, Emmanuel Macron announced that technical preparations were underway for his possible talks with Vladimir Putin, while the process, according to him, was taking place in coordination with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky and key European partners. kp.ru . The actions are being carried out through the so-called "coalition of the willing" as part of the development of security guarantees for Kiev, RIAMO notes.

He added that France intends to continue to support Ukraine, which is currently experiencing pressure on the energy sector in the winter cold. In early January, Macron announced that a conversation with Putin could take place in the coming weeks, writes RT.

On February 2, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that at the moment there are no specific agreements on organizing a possible contact between Putin and Macron.

On February 1, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barraud said that the European Union (EU) needs a direct channel of communication with Russia, IA Regnum reports. According to him, he is necessary "to defend his interests," the NSN notes. In his opinion, the European Union should not shift responsibility to someone else, but establish a dialogue to defend the interests of unification and Ukraine. 360.ru .

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