France says EU needs strategic relationship with Russia on defense
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The European Union needs strategic relationships including in defense matters with its closest neighbours to ensure greater stability, and should modernise its post-Cold War relations with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speak during a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland August 30, 2018. Lehtikuva/Antti Aimo-Koivisto via REUTERS
“It is in our interest for the EU to have a strategic relationship with Turkey as well as with Russia that brings stability, that will in the long term and bring more strength and coherency,” Macron said in a press conference in Helsinki alongside his Finnish counterpart.
Reporting by Anne Kauranen; Writing by Richard Lough; Editing by Michel Rose
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