17 minutes agoMacron hangs on Putin ) advises Russia to be held in the European family
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The question of whether Russia is a European or an Asian country, or both, has disappointed its leaders and citizens for centuries. However, France's President Emmanuel Macron believes he knows the answer. Leaders of countries that were part of the International Economic Forum held in St Petersburg, Russia, make up 30 [...]
The leaders of countries that were part of the International Economic Forum held in St Petersburg, Russia, make up 30 percent of the global GDP. The forum participated: Macron and Vladimir Putin, together with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Deputy Chairman Eng Qishan and IMF leader Christine Lagarde.
Macro's stances were very clear about Russia, he said that “Russia is an inevitable part of Europe ... mistakes have been made in the past ... we must work to remove our divisions on many issues”, he said.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder had earlier warned of such a case, noting the energy partnership with Russia for Europe is vital, reports “RT” Transmission Periscope.
Finland's <x0th>Fortum invested 6 billion euros in Russia, while all of France invested 15 billion euros”, Macron, who previously said France wanted to become the largest direct investor in Russia, said carefully.
Putin, meanwhile, cited some statistics concerning gas supply to Europe and elsewhere. The trade with Europe was worth 450 billion dollars, now that amount is halved. With China, trade will rise to $100 billion very quickly”, Putin said. /Periscopi/
