The French President, visiting Berlin, and the German Chancellor insisted on the need for dialogue. Macron and Putin will talk to each other on Friday.
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From our correspondent in Berlin, Pascale Hugues
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NOTWe are here to “agree our positions”, repeated Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz several times, standing side by side in the foyer with a royal blue carpet which hosts press conferences at the Chancellery in Berlin. Franco-German synchronization is all the more important as each of the two leaders is invested at the start of the year with a particular mission: Emmanuel Macron chairs the Council of the European Union and Olaf Scholz, the G7. Both are well aware that in order to advance European integration, deal with the escalation at the Russian-Ukrainian border and avoid EU marginalization, the Franco-German couple must speak with one voice.
This is the first time that the French president has visited Berlin since…
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