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Vladimir Putin's helicopter lands at the foot of the Fort of Brégançon in the South of France. After two years spent renewing Franco-Russian relations, Emmanuel Macron welcomes the Russian President as an "important neighbour", essential in the ongoing conflicts, a way to compensate for Moscow's absence from the G7 summit next weekend. IMAGES
Vladimir Putin arrives at Emmanuel Macron's summer retreat on France's Mediterranean coast and offers a bouquet of flowers to the presidential couple, for a bilateral visit, just days before Emmanuel Macron hosts world leaders including US President Donald Trump for the August 24-26 Group of Seven (G7) summit in Biarritz. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron says he does not want to see Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin this month "weaken" the EU. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron says Russian President Vladimir Putin made a terrible mistake in pulling out of the deal to protect Black Sea grain exports. "He decided to weaponize food, and I think this is a huge mistake," Macron says. SOUNDBITE
Volodymyr Zelensky holds a meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron as part of the Ukrainian president's surprise trip to the G7 summit in Hiroshima, his furthest foray abroad since Russia's invasion began 15 months ago. Zelensky thanks Macron for allied efforts to help secure long-sought access to advanced US F-16 fighter jets for Ukraine's war effort, among the most sophisticated equipment yet supplied by the West. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's presence at the G7 summit "can be a game changer", French President Emmanuel Macron says as the two leaders met in Hiroshima. Zelensky's surprise trip to meet both G7 allies and invited developing nations like Brazil and India is a "unique opportunity" to "express your situation, convey your message and share your view", Macron tells his Ukrainian counterpart. SOUNDBITE