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Macron’s Proposal to Invite Russia to G7 Meeting Is Really About Trump: Expert
Macron’s Proposal to Invite Russia to G7 Meeting Is Really About Trump: Expert
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The French president’s pitch to invite Russian representatives to a G7 meeting in Paris is not about Russia at all, but trying to restore Europe’s relevance in... 20.01.2026, Sputnik India
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The gesture is aimed at "overcoming" Europe’s "growing marginalization in decision-making on key international issues, regarding both the Ukrainian conflict and the Greenland issue."Macron’s aim is to use talks to pull Trump back into alignment with "the positions of the European war party in relation to the Ukrainian conflict," and effectively, "prevent Trump from being Trump."As far as Russia is concerned, "this isn’t an acknowledgement of the growing role of BRICS, nor a genuine desire on Macron’s part to contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian and Greenland crises," according to Suslov. Quite the opposite.Correspondence shared by US President Trump suggests that French President Macron was open to inviting Russia’s representatives to the upcoming G7 meeting in Paris.
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Macron’s Proposal to Invite Russia to G7 Meeting Is Really About Trump: Expert
The French president’s pitch to invite Russian representatives to a G7 meeting in Paris is not about Russia at all, but trying to restore Europe’s relevance in a fragmenting West, and wooing the US president, says Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy deputy director Dmitry Suslov.
"Macron’s proposal pursues two goals: first: overcoming the growing isolation of both France and Europe as a whole, including on the Ukrainian issue, as the US fails to consult with them sufficiently, and continues to work on the issue through bilateral ties with Russia," Suslov explained.
The gesture is aimed at "overcoming" Europe’s "growing marginalization in decision-making on
key international issues, regarding both the Ukrainian conflict and the Greenland issue."
"Second, Macron is attempting to drag Trump" back into the "kind of pan-Western forum" that the G7 is supposed to represent – to restore a Western bloc that takes the opinion of Europe, which the US leader is actively flouting, back into account.
Macron’s aim is to use talks to pull Trump back into alignment with "the positions of the European war party in relation to the Ukrainian conflict," and effectively, "prevent Trump from being Trump."
As far as Russia is concerned, "this isn’t an acknowledgement of the growing role of BRICS, nor a genuine desire on Macron’s part to contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian and Greenland crises," according to Suslov. Quite the opposite.
Correspondence shared by US President Trump suggests that French President Macron was open to inviting Russia’s representatives to the upcoming G7 meeting in Paris.
