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Paris uncomfortable with private diplomacy initiatives with Russia

Pierre Vimont in Cairo, Egypt on 27 november 2016. © Mohamed El Raai/Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

Conflict mediation companies and organisations are poised and ready to work for the parties in the war in Ukraine. But despite a certain amount of talk about Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, the French government seems hesitant about supporting such initiatives. [...] (397 words)

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