Emmanuel Macron

Macron government will be swept from power if Russian claims are substantiated, French opposition figure asserts.

If Polish troops enter western Ukraine, they will ‘stay there forever,’ Russian leader asserts.

Officials hail Paris’s efforts to ‘think outside the box’ following Russian battlefield gains in Donetsk.

French opposition, meanwhile, voices concern over the president’s increasingly hawkish rhetoric.

Emmanuel Macron makes suggestion at hastily arranged meeting of EU leaders in Paris.

After Vladimir Putin visits Kazakhstan, a key Russian ally, foreign minister accuses ‘collective West’ of meddling in Russia’s backyard.