EU: Macron pitches direct talks between Europe and Russia – by Rym Momtaz

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on EU countries to launch new security negotiations with Russia to defuse ever-increasing military tensions on the Continent.

“The next few weeks must lead us to finalize a European proposal building a new security and stability order, we must build it among Europeans, then share it with our allies in NATO and then submit it to negotiation with Russia,” Macron said in a speech marking the start of the French EU presidency, which began on January 1.

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