Macron-Putin Meeting: Is Diplomacy Still Possible? (February 2022)
Russian President Putin and French President Macron met at the Kremlin to discuss the Ukraine crisis. Macron's visit to Russia, which has been critical of NATO in recent years and has made important political and economic decisions in the European Union, was closely watched by both Russia and the west, which accuses Russia of "not responding forcefully." During the hours of the Macron-Putin meeting, Chancellor of Germany Scholz met with Biden in the White House, where he was accused of not sending a strong message on the Ukraine problem. The globe was left wondering why there was no message that made people pleased at the summits, and the war dread was heightened even more by the statements issued by Russian President Putin before and after the conference. Distance French President Emmanuel Macron, who came to Moscow to address the Ukraine crisis, was received coldly and distantly in the Kremlin. Macron was held in the Kremlin Palace for 1.5 hours before the meeting, acc...