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French President Macron Denies Accepting Putin's Anti-Missile Proposal

France has said EU states want to play a role in negotiations after the demise of the pact. Kremlin.ru

Moscow Times/Reuters: France's Macron Denies Accepting Putin's Anti-Missile Proposal

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied having accepted a Russian proposal to impose a moratorium on missile deployments in Europe, but said it was important the Kremlin initiative not be simply dismissed.

Russia has called on the United States and other countries to declare a moratorium on the deployment of short and intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe after a treaty banning such a move formally ended in August.

Macron, who met transatlantic alliance NATO's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Paris for talks on Thursday, said France had "absolutely not accepted" the proposal.

"But we considered that, as a basis for discussion, we shouldn't just brush it off... Let's be serious, this is the security of Europe we're talking about," he said.

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More News On French President Macron Not Accepting Putin's Anti-Missile Proposal

France's Macron Rejects Putin's Missile Moratorium Proposal -- Sputnik
Macron calls for ‘new’ security architecture with Russia, but rejects its offer of moratorium on short- & and mid-range missiles -- RT
Macron Denies Accepting Putin's Missile Moratorium For Europe: "Absolutely Not Accepted" -- Zero Hedge

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