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Russian President Vladimir Putin Congratulations to the President of France Emmanuel Macron for his victory in the French presidential election.
“I sincerely wish you success in your state activities, as well as good health and well-being,” Putin said in a telegram to Macron, according to a statement from the Kremlin. AFPMonday (25/4/2022).
Macron is one of the few Western leaders to contact Putin since Russia sent troops to Ukraine. Macron has spent hours on the phone talking to Putin, trying to negotiate a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
However, while keeping diplomatic channels to Moscow open, France under Macron has also implemented a series of international sanctions against Russia imposed for the military invasion of Ukraine.
Macron has been re-elected as president of France after defeating Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential election. Macron will serve his second term over the next five years.
Macron won with a total of 58.55% of the vote, winning by a larger-than-expected margin, while Le Pen, the right-wing opposition figure, only got 41.45% of the vote.
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