French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe needs to strive for better relations with Russia in the long term.
Macron told the Munich Security Conference that a “credible” approach to dealing with Russia would be to take the line that “we are demanding, we are giving no ground in our principles on frozen conflicts, but will re-engage in a strategic dialogue -- which will take time.”
French companies who are engaged in trade with Russia have pressured Macron to help repair the EU's relations with Moscow and to ease economic sanctions. On Saturday, he said the result of recent years is “a totally inefficient system.” That includes “sanctions that have changed absolutely nothing in Russia -- I am not proposing at all to lift them, I am just stating this,” he added.
He said “we need in the long term to reengage with Russia but also emphasize its responsibility in its role” as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. “It cannot constantly be a member that blocks advances by this council.”
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