https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251127/threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:37:47 +0100 threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service French President Emmanuel Macron is to host another meeting on Ukraine after the talks between the new US administration and Russia, adding that Donald Trump, “can restart a useful dialogue” with Vladimir Putin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250219/frances-macron-trump-could-restart-useful-dialogue-with-putin Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:28 +0100 frances-macron-trump-could-restart-useful-dialogue-with-putin Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said France had tried to establish "dialogue" with Moscow on Ukraine but without Kyiv's participation -- a claim that was dismissed by Paris as "intemperate". https://www.thelocal.fr/20241226/russia-says-france-sought-dialogue-without-ukraine Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:56:47 +0100 russia-says-france-sought-dialogue-without-ukraine EU-sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexei Kuzmichev, an associate of Vladimir Putin, has been charged with tax fraud in France, the country's financial prosecutor said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231102/russian-oligarch-charged-in-france-with-tax-fraud Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:46:14 +0100 russian-oligarch-charged-in-france-with-tax-fraud US President Joe Biden, France's Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not be receiving New Year's greetings from Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20221231/russia-announces-no-new-years-greetings-for-france-us-germany Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:35:47 +0100 russia-announces-no-new-years-greetings-for-france-us-germany A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and jailed on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and sources said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200830/senior-french-officer-charged-for-spying-for-russia Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:16:44 +0200 senior-french-officer-charged-for-spying-for-russia A Russian satellite attempted last year to spy on a satellite providing secure communications for the French military, Defence Minister Florence Parly said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180908/france-says-russia-tried-to-spy-on-satellite Sat, 08 Sep 2018 06:29:29 +0200 france-says-russia-tried-to-spy-on-satellite French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that "things were moving forward" at a G7 summit in Canada as he held talks with Donald Trump that focused on the US president's decision to slap tariffs on America's allies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180609/macron-says-things-moving-forward-after-g7-trade-spat Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:59:10 +0200 macron-says-things-moving-forward-after-g7-trade-spat French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Saint Petersburg on Thursday to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with the Iran nuclear deal as well as conflicts in Syria and Ukraine on the agenda. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180524/macron-in-russia-for-high-stakes-talks-with-putin Thu, 24 May 2018 10:16:12 +0200 macron-in-russia-for-high-stakes-talks-with-putin France will expel four Russian diplomats in response to the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy in the UK, the foreign ministry in Paris announced on Monday. It follows a similar move by Berlin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180326/france-to-expel-four-russian-diplomats-over-uk-spy-attack Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:43:05 +0200 france-to-expel-four-russian-diplomats-over-uk-spy-attack One of Russia's most famous citizens, French film star Gerard Depardieu, joined the millions who cast ballots in Sunday's presidential election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180318/from-paris-with-love-depardieu-votes-in-russian-election Sun, 18 Mar 2018 15:09:24 +0100 from-paris-with-love-depardieu-votes-in-russian-election France said on Sunday it would not recognize Russia's election in the Crimea peninsula, four years to the day after Russia formally annexed the territory from Ukraine in a move slammed by the West as illegal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180318/france-does-not-recognise-russian-vote-in-crimea Sun, 18 Mar 2018 15:01:14 +0100 france-does-not-recognise-russian-vote-in-crimea The French President Emmanuel Macron joined leaders of Germany and the US in backing the UK's claim that Russia was behind the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy and vowed that France would take action in the coming days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180315/macron-supports-uk-in-blaming Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:01:42 +0100 macron-supports-uk-in-blaming The leaders of Germany and France urged Russia on Sunday to exert "maximum pressure" on Syria for an "immediate" implementation of a UN ceasefire in the war-ravaged country, Berlin said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180225/germany-france-urge-russia-to-pressure-syria-for-immediate-ceasefire Sun, 25 Feb 2018 18:12:04 +0100 germany-france-urge-russia-to-pressure-syria-for-immediate-ceasefire French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans Wednesday for legislation to stop fake news spreading online in the run-up to elections, in a veiled reference to Moscow-backed RT and Sputnik. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180104/france-announces-law-to-combat-fake-news-with-russian-meddling-in-mind Thu, 04 Jan 2018 10:47:18 +0100 france-announces-law-to-combat-fake-news-with-russian-meddling-in-mind Moscow on Wednesday protested at the arrest of billionaire senator Suleyman Kerimov in France, where he faced a second day of questioning over alleged tax evasion involving the purchase of luxury properties. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171122/russian-anger-as-france-arrests-oligarch-for-tax-evasion Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:29:16 +0100 russian-anger-as-france-arrests-oligarch-for-tax-evasion French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to "use his influence" with the Syrian regime to allow aid to reach the besieged Eastern Ghouta region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171104/macron-urges-putin-to-pressure-assad-on-aid Sat, 04 Nov 2017 03:42:58 +0100 macron-urges-putin-to-pressure-assad-on-aid The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany will hold telephone talks on Monday, officials said, amid a fresh flare up in fighting in eastern Ukraine between government troops and Russian-backed rebels. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170722/macron-to-make-first-foray-into-ukraine-conflict-peace-talks Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:37:09 +0200 macron-to-make-first-foray-into-ukraine-conflict-peace-talks France welcomed its first gay refugee from Chechnya on Monday on the same day French President Emmanuel Macron pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to investigate the brutal crackdown on gay men in the region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170530/france-takes-in-refugee-from-chechnya-as-macron-presses-putin-on-gay-rights Tue, 30 May 2017 11:48:35 +0200 france-takes-in-refugee-from-chechnya-as-macron-presses-putin-on-gay-rights France's President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin sought to improve their countries' fraught relations during talks at Versailles palace on Monday that the French leader described as "extremely frank." https://www.thelocal.fr/20170530/macron-and-putin-talks-frank-in-attempt-to-improve-strained-relations Tue, 30 May 2017 11:09:35 +0200 macron-and-putin-talks-frank-in-attempt-to-improve-strained-relations