German Chancellor Angela Merkel, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reportedly wants the EU to invite Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a summit and consider “selective engagement” with Moscow on issues of common interest.
French and German diplomats “wrongfooted” other EU member states at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday by proposing to invite Putin to a summit with the bloc’s leaders, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing “people with knowledge of the discussions.”
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