Is the U.S. Bringing Europe and Russia Closer Together?
Washington’s withdrawal from the Iran deal gives Moscow and Brussels rare common ground.
Nearly one year after hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin at Versailles, French President Emmanuel Macron went to St. Petersburg. The French leader, who is addressing the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Friday, held direct talks with his Russian counterpart Thursday, during which the two discussed the crisis in Ukraine, the war in Syria, and, perhaps most pressingly, how to salvage the Iran nuclear deal both France and Russia are party to.
Such a visit would have been awkward just two months ago. At that time, from capitals across Europe and North America. Russia issued in response.
