The Macron Doctrine?
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Vladimir Putin to Paris as his first foreign guest, while Donald Trump will attend this year’s Bastille Day celebrations. By reaching out to these two world leaders, neither of whom wanted him in the Élysée Palace, Macron has set the stage for a new and ambitious French foreign policy.
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PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Paris as his first foreign guest, while US President Donald Trump will attend this year’s Bastille Day celebrations. By reaching out to two world leaders who made no secret of their hope that he would never make it to the Élysée Palace, Macron has set the stage for a new and ambitious French foreign policy.