If relations between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are extremely cold, the Russian president has forged good relations with one of his illustrious predecessors. Indeed, the Kremlin had broadcast a few years ago, archive footage of Vladimir Putin dancing with former US President George Bush in Sochi in 2008. For two days, he had gone to the summer residence, on the romantic shores of the Black Sea, MM. In addition to the dance, they showed their mutual esteem. “This is our last meeting as presidents, it will not be our last meeting as men”the senior Bush son had said. “Our relationship has always been rewarding”Putin pointed out. “I have always appreciated his honesty and his open-mindedness, his availability when it comes to listening to his vis-à-vis”.
When George W Bush and Vladimir Putin danced together in Sochi in 2008 to traditional Russian music. Exceptional archive images! In 2022, the time for celebration between Americans and Russians is over.pic.twitter.com/3gYHm5V7wZ
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War in Ukraine: Macron spoke to Putin
The latest news is that French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on the phone again with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the French presidency announced on Sunday, as Kiev says Russian troops will bomb the port of Odessa. During his exchange, the French president insisted that “international humanitarian law is fully respected, the protection of civilians is organized, humanitarian access is allowed”especially in Mariupol.
In his response, Putin “denied that his army was targeting civilians” and he “explained that the responsibility lies with the Ukrainians whether or not to get out of the surrounded cities”, says the Elysée. During this exchange, Putin “recalled his four demands” : whose “denazification”, the recognition of Russian Crimea, and the recognition of the independence of Donbass, still according to the Élysée. He specified that these objectives will be “fulfilled either by negotiation or by war”. The Russian president also assured that he was not “not in its intention to attack the nuclear power stations”.
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