Posted 4/4/2024, 2:03:20 PM
Macron Reaches Out to Russia After ISIS Attack, But Tensions Remain Over Ukraine
- Macron condemned Russia's "threatening" tone after rare talks between French and Russian defense ministers
- Contact occurred after deadly Moscow attack claimed by ISIS; France offered intelligence on origins of attack
- Russia bizarrely warned France that its intelligence services better not have been involved in Moscow attack
- Macron defended contacting Russia, saying France had useful intelligence to share in fighting terrorism
- Analysts said the call was a failed gesture by France and won't change Russia or France's strategies on Ukraine